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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2023-23627 EUVD-2023-0461GHSA-fw3g-2h3j-qmm7

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

Published Jan 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
rgrove sanitize >= 5.0.0, < 6.0.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ruby-sanitize 6.0.0-1.1 —
Debian 13 ruby-sanitize 6.0.0-1.1 —
Debian 12 ruby-sanitize 6.0.0-1.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ruby-sanitize 6.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 USN-6748-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ruby-sanitize 4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.2 USN-6748-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
RubyGems sanitize >= 5.0.0, < 6.0.1 6.0.1 GHSA-fw3g-2h3j-qmm7

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