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CVE-2022-23515

Improper neutralization of data URIs may allow XSS in Loofah

Published: Dec 14, 2022Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Loofah >= 2.1.0, < 2.19.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the image/svg+xml media type in data URIs. This issue is patched in version 2.19.1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

loofahflavorjones
Library
OSS Libraries / rubygems
loofahloofah project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
loofahRubyGemsOSS Libraries
flavorjonesoss-projectOSS Librariesaka loofah
loofah projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka loofah
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
github.com
https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/101
github.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
hackerone.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 14, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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