CVE-2019-18857

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Published Nov 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

darylldoyle svg-sanitizer before 0.12.0 mishandles script and data values in attributes, as demonstrated by unexpected whitespace such as in the javascript	:alert substring.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:svg-sanitizer_project:svg-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0264	darylldoyle svg-sanitizer before 0.12.0 mishandles script and data values in attributes, as demonstrated by unexpected whitespace such as in the javascript :alert substring.
Github GHSA	GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp	XSS in enshrined/svg-sanitize due to mishandled script and data values in attributes

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.036% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/commit/51ca4b713f3706d6b27769c6296bbc0c28a5bbd0
https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/compare/0.11.0...0.12.0

History

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Subscriptions

Svg-sanitizer Project Svg-sanitizer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 11, 2019, 2:34 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM
Reserved: Nov 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 11, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

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