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CVE-2022-23518

Improper neutralization of data URIs allows XSS in rails-html-sanitizer

Published: Dec 14, 2022Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79

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Description

Improper neutralization of data URIs may allow XSS 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:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

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

Rails Core Team

oss-projectaka rails, rack? no, rubyonrails, actionview

Rails Html SanitizerLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

package-ecosystem

rails-html-sanitizer

oss-projectaka activestorage, rails-html-sanitizer

rails-html-sanitizerLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

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

rails html sanitizers

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/bb6dfcbaaf9c5c8c4f77555557693c08d4d4ab48

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/d1223a29cb3e4151cdcb6ba6c8431708d8ce40a6

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/issues/135

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