CVE-2024-53987 — MEDIUM (6.1)

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. A possible 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 where the "style" element is explicitly allowed and the "svg" or "math" element is not allowed. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.1.

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	1.6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-53987?

CVE-2024-53987 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-2024-53987?

CVE-2024-53987 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-2024-53987?

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