# CVE-2019-12313: XSS exists in Shave before 2.5.3 because output encoding is mishandled during the overwrite of an HTML element.

- Also known as: GHSA-GH4G-3GM9-5WRQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.3
- Published: 2019-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- shave (npm): fixed in 2.5.3

## Description

XSS exists in Shave before 2.5.3 because output encoding is mishandled during the overwrite of an HTML element.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, shave, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/822
- https://github.com/dollarshaveclub/shave/commit/da7371b0531ba14eae48ef1bb1456a3de4cfa954#diff-074799b511e4b61923dfd3f2a3bf9b54R67
- https://github.com/dollarshaveclub/shave/compare/852b537...da7371b

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