# CVE-2019-14862: There is a vulnerability in knockout before version 3.5.0-beta, where after escaping the context of the web application, the web application

- Also known as: GHSA-VCJJ-XF2R-MWVC
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.5.0
- Published: 2020-01-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat knockout: all knockout versions before 3.5.0-beta
- knockout (npm): fixed in 3.5.0

## Description

There is a vulnerability in knockout before version 3.5.0-beta, where after escaping the context of the web application, the web application delivers data to its users along with other trusted dynamic content, without validating it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat knockout, knockout, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14862
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:knockout:20180213
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

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