CVE-2024-53988

Possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of rails-html-sanitizer 1.6.0

Description

rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer 1.6.0 when used with Rails >= 7.1.0. A possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if HTML5 sanitization is enabled and the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags where the "math", "mtext", "table", and "style" elements are allowed and either either "mglyph" or "malignmark" are allowed. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.1.

Category

2.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: rails rails-html-sanitizer
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-cfjx-w229-hgx5
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/a0a3e8b76b696446ffc6bffcff3bc7b7c6393c72

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-53988?
CVE-2024-53988 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-53988?
To fix CVE-2024-53988, 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-2024-53988 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-53988 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-53988?
CVE-2024-53988 affects rails rails-html-sanitizer.
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