CVE-2018-8048 (GCVE-0-2018-8048)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In the Loofah gem through 2.2.0 for Ruby, non-whitelisted HTML attributes may occur in sanitized output by republishing a crafted HTML fragment.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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|---|---|
| https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/144 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/19/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4171 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2019112… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2018-03-19 00:00
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