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GSD-2022-23519

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## Summary There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer. - Versions affected: ALL - Not affected: NONE - Fixed versions: 1.4.4 ## Impact A possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags in either of the following ways: - allow both "math" and "style" elements, - or allow both "svg" and "style" elements Code is only impacted if allowed tags are being overridden. Applications may be doing this in four different ways: 1. using application configuration: ```ruby # In config/application.rb config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["math", "style"] # or config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["svg", "style"] ``` see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#configuring-action-view 2. using a `:tags` option to the Action View helper `sanitize`: ``` <%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["math", "style"] %> <%# or %> <%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["svg", "style"] %> ``` see https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper.html#method-i-sanitize 3. using Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer class method `allowed_tags=`: ```ruby # class-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["math", "style"] # or Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["svg", "style"] ``` 4. using a `:tags` options to the Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer instance method `sanitize`: ```ruby # instance-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["math", "style"]) # or Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["svg", "style"]) ``` All users overriding the allowed tags by any of the above mechanisms to include (("math" or "svg") and "style") should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. ## Workarounds Remove "style" from the overridden allowed tags, or remove "math" and "svg" from the overridden allowed tags.

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CVE-2022-23519 (GCVE-0-2022-23519)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-14 16:50 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:46

Title

Possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of rails-html-sanitizer

Summary

rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. Prior to version 1.4.4, a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags in either of the following ways: allow both "math" and "style" elements, or allow both "svg" and "style" elements. Code is only impacted if allowed tags are being overridden. . This issue is fixed in version 1.4.4. All users overriding the allowed tags to include "math" or "svg" and "style" should either upgrade or use the following workaround immediately: Remove "style" from the overridden allowed tags, or remove "math" and "svg" from the overridden allowed tags.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7761 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/sec…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://hackerone.com/reports/1656627	x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
rails	rails-html-sanitizer	Affected: < 1.4.4

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GHSA-9H9G-93GC-623H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-13 17:50 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:41

Summary

Possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of rails-html-sanitizer

Details

Summary

There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer.

Versions affected: ALL
Not affected: NONE
Fixed versions: 1.4.4

Impact

A possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags in either of the following ways:

allow both "math" and "style" elements,
or allow both "svg" and "style" elements

Code is only impacted if allowed tags are being overridden. Applications may be doing this in four different ways:

using application configuration:

ruby # In config/application.rb config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["math", "style"] # or config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["svg", "style"]

see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#configuring-action-view

using a :tags option to the Action View helper sanitize:

<%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["math", "style"] %> <%# or %> <%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["svg", "style"] %>

see https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper.html#method-i-sanitize

using Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer class method allowed_tags=:

ruby # class-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["math", "style"] # or Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["svg", "style"]

using a :tags options to the Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer instance method sanitize:

ruby # instance-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["math", "style"]) # or Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["svg", "style"])

All users overriding the allowed tags by any of the above mechanisms to include (("math" or "svg") and "style") should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.

Workarounds

Remove "style" from the overridden allowed tags, or remove "math" and "svg" from the overridden allowed tags.

References

CWE - CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (4.9)
https://hackerone.com/reports/1656627

Credit

This vulnerability was responsibly reported by Dominic Breuker.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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