CVE-2022-23518 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-23518?

CVE-2022-23518 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-23518?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails Html Sanitizers, Debian Debian Linux, Loofah Project Loofah.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rubyonrails	Rails Html Sanitizers	>= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Loofah Project	Loofah	>= 2.1.0, < 2.19.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2mThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2mThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00045.html

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-23518?

CVE-2022-23518 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). 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 L...

How severe is CVE-2022-23518?

CVE-2022-23518 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-23518?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails Html Sanitizers, Debian Debian Linux, Loofah Project Loofah.