CVE-2023-49146

Description

DOMSanitizer (aka dom-sanitizer) before 1.0.7 allows XSS via an SVG document because of mishandling of comments and greedy regular expressions.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/rhukster/dom-sanitizer/commit/c2a98f27ad742668b254282ccc5581871d0fb601 patch
https://github.com/rhukster/dom-sanitizer/compare/1.0.6...1.0.7 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49146?
CVE-2023-49146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-49146?
To fix CVE-2023-49146, 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-2023-49146 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-49146 is being actively exploited. 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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