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GHSA-43cp-6p3q-2pc4

MediumCVSS 6.1 / 10
Published Oct 4, 2023·Last modified Feb 16, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

The vulnerability occurs in configurations where foreign content is allowed, i.e. either svg or math are in the list of allowed elements. Specifically, the requirements for the vulnerability are:

  1. Allowing one foreign element: svg, or math
  2. Comments or one raw text element: iframe, noembed, xmp, title, noframes, style or noscript

Configurations that meet the above requirements plus the following are vulnerable to an additional vulnerability:

  • Any HTML integration element: title, desc, mi, mo, mn, ms, mtext, annotation-xml.

In case an application sanitizes user input with a vulnerable configuration, an attacker could bypass the sanitization and inject arbitrary HTML, including JavaScript code.

Note that in the default configuration the vulnerability is not present.

Patches

The vulnerability has been fixed in versions 8.0.723 and 8.1.722-beta (preview version).

Workarounds

Disallow foreign elements svg and math. This is the case in the default configuration, which is therefore not affected by the vulnerability.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.1

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
5.6

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.36%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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