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GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m
No affected components available
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.
References
- CWE - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (4.9)
- SVG MIME Type (image/svg+xml) is misleading to developers · Issue #266 · w3c/svgwg
- 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).
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.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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