CVE-2023-36828: Statamic's Antlers sanitizer cannot effectively sanitize malicious SVG

Published Jul 5, 2023
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Updated

Statamic is a flat-first, Laravel and Git powered content management system. Prior to version 4.10.0, the SVG tag does not sanitize malicious SVG. Therefore, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks using SVG, even when using the sanitize function. Version 4.10.0 contains a patch for this issue.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Statamic Statamic<4.10.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Statamic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.10.0

Event History

Jul 5, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-36828?

CVE-2023-36828 is a vulnerability in Statamic, a content management system, that allows attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using malicious SVG tags.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-36828?

The severity of CVE-2023-36828 is medium, with a severity value of 5.4.

3

Which versions of Statamic are affected by CVE-2023-36828?

Versions up to 4.10.0 of Statamic are affected by CVE-2023-36828.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-36828?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-36828 by using malicious SVG tags to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2023-36828?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2023-36828 is available in versions after 4.10.0 of Statamic.

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