Description
Sanitize is an allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer. Using carefully crafted input, an attacker may be able to sneak arbitrary HTML and CSS through Sanitize starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 6.0.2 when Sanitize is configured to use the built-in "relaxed" config or when using a custom config that allows `style` elements and one or more CSS at-rules. This could result in cross-site scripting or other undesired behavior when the malicious HTML and CSS are rendered in a browser. Sanitize 6.0.2 performs additional escaping of CSS in `style` element content, which fixes this issue. Users who are unable to upgrade can prevent this issue by using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow `style` elements, using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow CSS at-rules, or by manually escaping the character sequence `</` as `<\/` in `style` element content.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rgrove | sanitize | >= 3.0.0, < 6.0.2 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ruby-sanitize | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ruby-sanitize | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ruby-sanitize | 6.0.0-1.1+deb12u1 | DSA-5616-1 |
| Debian 11 | ruby-sanitize | 5.2.1-2+deb11u1 | DSA-5616-1 |
| Debian 10 | ruby-sanitize | 4.6.6-2.1~deb10u2 | DLA-3652-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | sanitize | >= 3.0.0, < 6.0.2 | 6.0.2 | GHSA-f5ww-cq3m-q3g7 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-5616-1 ruby-sanitize - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3652-1 ruby-sanitize - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-6748-1 ruby-sanitize vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026