#VU75787 Cross-site scripting in rails-html-sanitizer - CVE-2022-23518

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75787

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23518

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
rails-html-sanitizer
Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components

Vendor: Rails

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via URLs when used in combination with Loofah. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rails-html-sanitizer: 1.3.0 - 1.4.3

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External links
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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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.