CVE-2023-23627CWE-79

Sanitize vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting via Improper neutralization of `noscript` element

Medium · published January 27, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Sanitize is an allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer. Versions 5.0.0 and later, prior to 6.0.1, are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting. When Sanitize is configured with a custom allowlist that allows `noscript` elements, attackers are able to include arbitrary HTML, resulting in XSS (cross-site scripting) or other undesired behavior when that HTML is rendered in a browser. The default configurations do not allow `noscript` elements and are not vulnerable. This issue only affects users who are using a custom config that adds `noscript` to the element allowlist. This issue has been patched in version 6.0.1. Users who are unable to upgrade can prevent this issue by using one of Sanitize's default configs or by ensuring that their custom config does not include `noscript` in the element allowlist.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00525 · 43.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2023-01-27T23:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JAN 23:44Z
    Sanitize vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting via Improper neutralization of `noscript` element
    cvelistv5