Vulnerability CVE-2022-23518
Published: 2022-12-14

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

 References:
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135
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