CVE-2022-23520

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Rails::Html::Sanitizer puede permitir que un atacante inyecte contenido si el desarrollador de la aplicaci\u00f3n ha anulado las etiquetas permitidas del sanitizador para permitir elementos de \"select\" y \"style\". El c\u00f3digo solo se ve afectado si se anulan las etiquetas permitidas. Este problema se solucion\u00f3 en la versi\u00f3n 1.4.4. Todos los usuarios que anulen las etiquetas permitidas para incluir \"select\" y \"style\" deben actualizar o utilizar el workaround: eliminar \"select\" o \"style\" de las etiquetas permitidas anuladas. NOTA: El c\u00f3digo _no_ se ve afectado si las etiquetas permitidas se anulan usando la opci\u00f3n :tags para el m\u00e9todo auxiliar sanitizador de Action View o la opci\u00f3n :tags para el m\u00e9todo de instancia SafeListSanitizer#sanitize."}], "id": "CVE-2022-23520", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:30:17.300", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2022-12-14T18:15:17.560", "references": [{"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-rrfc-7g8p-99q8"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1654310"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-rrfc-7g8p-99q8"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1654310"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00012.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00045.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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