High severity7.6NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-22461
CVE-2023-22461
Description
The sanitize-svg package, a small SVG sanitizer to prevent cross-site scripting attacks, uses a deny-list-pattern to sanitize SVGs to prevent XSS. In doing so, literal `-tags and on-event handlers were detected in versions prior to 0.4.0. As a result, downstream software that relies on sanitize-svg` and expects resulting SVGs to be safe, may be vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability was addressed in v0.4.0. There are no known workarounds
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
@mattkrick/sanitize-svgnpm | < 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:sanitize-svg_project:sanitize-svg:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*Range: <0.4.0
- mattkrick/sanitize-svgv5Range: < 0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/mattkrick/sanitize-svg/commit/b107e453ede7b58adcccae74a3e474c012eec85dnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/mattkrick/sanitize-svg/security/advisories/GHSA-h857-2g56-468gnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h857-2g56-468gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22461ghsaADVISORY
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