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CVE-2024-21501

Versions of the package sanitize-html before 2.12.1 are vulnerable to Information Exposure when used on the backend and with the style attribute allowed, allowing enumeration of files in the system...

Published: Feb 24, 2024Updated: Apr 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 41.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

sanitize-html Information Exposure vulnerability

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-538

Affected Products

sanitize-htmlnpmOSS Libraries
sanitize-htmln/a
org.webjars.npm:sanitize-htmln/a
sanitize-htmlapostrophecms
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apostrophecmscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apostrophecms, apostrophe
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21501
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/650
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/c5dbdf77fe8b836d3bf4554ea39edb45281ec0b4
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 24, 2024
Last Updated
Apr 25, 2025

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