medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-23518: Improper neutralization of data URIs allows XSS in rails-html-sanitizer

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

## Summary rails-html-sanitizer `>= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4` is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via data URIs when used in combination with Loofah `>= 2.1.0`. ## Mitigation Upgrade to rails-html-sanitizer `>= 1.4.4`. ## Severity The maintainers have evaluated this as [Medium Severity 6.1](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N). ## References - [CWE - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (4.9)](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html) - [SVG MIME Type (image/svg+xml) is misleading to developers · Issue #266 · w3c/svgwg](https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266) - https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135 - https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173 ## Credit This vulnerability was independently reported by Maciej Piechota (@haqpl) and Mrinmoy Das (@goromlagche).

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
rubygems/rails-html-sanitizer>=1.0.3<1.4.4
1.4.4
redhat/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer<0:1.4.4-1.el8
0:1.4.4-1.el8
Loofah Project Loofah<=2.1.0
Rails Html Sanitizer Project Rails Html Sanitizer>=1.0.3<1.4.4
redhat/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer<1.4.4
1.4.4
Rubyonrails Rails Html Sanitizers>=1.0.3<1.4.4
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Loofah Project Loofah>=2.1.0<2.19.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-23518.

  • What is the severity level of CVE-2022-23518?

    The severity level of CVE-2022-23518 is Medium Severity 6.1.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2022-23518?

    The software affected by CVE-2022-23518 includes rails-html-sanitizer versions >= 1.0.3 and < 1.4.4, as well as Loofah >= 2.1.0.

  • How can I mitigate the vulnerability?

    To mitigate the vulnerability, upgrade to rails-html-sanitizer version >= 1.4.4.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-23518?

    You can find more information about CVE-2022-23518 at the following references: [CVE](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23518), [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23518), [GitHub issue](https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135), [GitHub advisory](https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m), [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153701), [Red Hat Security Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2097).

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