Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-23518
CVE-2022-23518
Description
rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. Versions >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting via data URIs when used in combination with Loofah >= 2.1.0. This issue is patched in version 1.4.4.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
rails-html-sanitizerRubyGems | >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
Affected products
12- ghsa-coords11 versionspkg:gem/rails-html-sanitizerpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
>= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.14.1
- Range: >= 1.0.3, < 1.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72mghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mcvf-2q2m-x72mnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- hackerone.com/reports/1694173nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23518ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-23518.ymlghsaWEB
- github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266ghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00045.htmlnvdWEB
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