Vulnerability CVE-2023-44390


Published: 2023-10-05

Description:
HtmlSanitizer is a .NET library for cleaning HTML fragments and documents from constructs that can lead to XSS attacks. The vulnerability occurs in configurations where foreign content is allowed, i.e. either `svg` or `math` are in the list of allowed elements. In the 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. The vulnerability has been fixed in versions 8.0.723 and 8.1.722-beta (preview version).

Type:

CWE-79

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

 References:
https://github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-43cp-6p3q-2pc4
https://github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/commit/ab29319866c020f0cc11e6b92228cd8039196c6e

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