CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-36823

HIGH
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Sanitize is an allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer. Using carefully crafted input, an attacker may be able to sneak arbitrary HTML and CSS through Sanitize starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 6.0.2 when Sanitize is configured to use the built-in "relaxed" config or when using a custom config that allows `style` elements and one or more CSS at-rules. This could result in cross-site scripting or other undesired behavior when the malicious HTML and CSS are rendered in a browser. Sanitize 6.0.2 performs additional escaping of CSS in `style` element content, which fixes this issue. Users who are unable to upgrade can prevent this issue by using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow `style` elements, using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow CSS at-rules, or by manually escaping the character sequence `</` as `<\/` in `style` element content.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ruby-sanitizeDebian
Fixed in:5.2.1-2+deb11u1CVE-2023-36823
Fixed in:6.0.0-1.1+deb12u1CVE-2023-36823
Fixed in:6.0.2-1CVE-2023-36823
Fixed in:6.0.2-1CVE-2023-36823
ruby-sanitizeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.2USN-6748-1
Fixed in:6.0.0-1ubuntu0.1USN-6748-1
Fixed in:6.0.0-1.1ubuntu0.23.10.1USN-6748-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days
45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Mailing List1
Release Notes1

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