Vulnerability Description
rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer 1.6.0 when used with Rails >= 7.1.0 and Nokogiri < 1.15.7, or 1.16.x < 1.16.8. The XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if HTML5 sanitization is enabled and the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags with both "math" and "style" elements or both both "svg" and "style" elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.1.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubyonrails | Rails Html Sanitizers | 1.6.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/b0220b8850d52199a15f83c472dPatch
- https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/cd18b0ef00aad1d4a9e1c5d860cPatch
- https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-w8gc-x259Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-53985?
CVE-2024-53985 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer 1.6.0 when used wit...
How severe is CVE-2024-53985?
CVE-2024-53985 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-2024-53985?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails Html Sanitizers.