# CVE-2019-15532: CyberChef before 8.31.2 allows XSS in core/operations/TextEncodingBruteForce.mjs.

- Also known as: GHSA-JP6R-XCJJ-5H7R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.31.3
- Published: 2019-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- cyberchef (npm): fixed in 8.31.3

## Description

CyberChef before 8.31.2 allows XSS in core/operations/TextEncodingBruteForce.mjs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, cyberchef, upgrade to a fixed version (8.31.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef/issues/544
- https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef/issues/539
- https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef/commit/01f0625d6a177f9c5df9281f12a27c814c2d8bcf
- https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef/compare/v8.31.1...v8.31.2

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