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CVE-2022-23517

Published: Dec 14, 2022Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-1333

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Description

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in rails-html-sanitizer

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

package-ecosystem

rails-html-sanitizer

oss-project·USaka rubyonrails.org, rails, ruby on rails

rails html sanitizers

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

oss-projectaka activestorage, rails-html-sanitizer

rails-html-sanitizerLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

АО «НППКТ»

commercial·RU

ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-5x79-w82f-gw8w

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23517

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/56c61c0cebd1e493e8ad7bca2a0191609a4a6979

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