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CVE-2022-23518

rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. Versions >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting via data URIs when used in combination with Loofah >= 2.1.0. This issue is patched in version 1.4.4.

Published

2022-12-14T17:15:10.713

Last Modified

2025-11-03T22:15:56.533

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rubyonrails	rails_html_sanitizers	< 1.4.4	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes
Application	loofah_project	loofah	< 2.19.1	Yes

References

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00045.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)