CVE-2023-24038

Public Exploit

Description

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/clintongormley/perl-html-stripscripts/issues/3 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00036.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5339 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ASDRHN2MLGL2HGBUNDZG4YLUWW6NSUKD/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MYD5PFRUUB4VVY52I5KA3RQ7SQOD7YM/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-24038?
CVE-2023-24038 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-24038?
To fix CVE-2023-24038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-24038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-24038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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