CVE-2022-23518

Improper neutralization of data URIs allows XSS in rails-html-sanitizer

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

rails-html-sanitizer es responsable de sanitizar fragmentos HTML en aplicaciones Rails. Las versiones >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4 son vulnerables a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) a través de URI de datos cuando se usan en combinación con Loofah >= 2.1.0. Este problema está parcheado en la versión 1.4.4.

A Cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in rails-html-sanitizer. When used in combination with Loofah since version 2.1.0, improper neutralization of data URIs may allow Cross-site scripting.

Red Hat Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based infrastructure. It allows for provisioning, remote management, and monitoring of multiple Linux deployments with a single centralized tool. Issues addressed include code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, deserialization, improper neutralization, information leakage, and remote shell upload vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-19 CVE Reserved
2022-12-14 CVE Published
2025-02-13 CVE Updated
2025-02-13 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72m	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135	2025-02-13

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23518	2023-05-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153701	2023-05-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails"		Rails Html Sanitizers Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails Html Sanitizers"				>= 1.0.3 < 1.4.4 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails Html Sanitizers" and version " >= 1.0.3 < 1.4.4"		rails		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Loofah Project Search vendor "Loofah Project"		Loofah Search vendor "Loofah Project" for product "Loofah"				>= 2.1.0 < 2.19.1 Search vendor "Loofah Project" for product "Loofah" and version " >= 2.1.0 < 2.19.1"		ruby		Affected