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CVE-2023-24540

Improper handling of JavaScript whitespace in html/template

Published: May 11, 2023Updated: Jan 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Not all valid JavaScript whitespace characters are considered to be whitespace. Templates containing whitespace characters outside of the character set "\t\n\f\r\u0020\u2028\u2029" in JavaScript contexts that also contain actions may not be properly sanitized during execution.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-77

Affected Products

gogolangOSS Libraries
html/templateGo standard library
Library
OSS Libraries / go
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat QuayRed Hat Inc.
On-premWeb App
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
golangoss-projectUSOSS Libraries
go standard libraryoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka golang standard library, net/http, crypto/x509, html/template
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
and 31 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://go.dev/cl/491616
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/59721
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/MEb0UyuSMsU
groups.google.com
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 24, 2025

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