CVE-2022-48345

sanitize-url: XSS via HTML entities

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Published Feb 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

sanitize-url (aka @braintree/sanitize-url) before 6.0.2 allows XSS via HTML entities.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paypal:braintree\/sanitize-url:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0773	sanitize-url (aka @braintree/sanitize-url) before 6.0.2 allows XSS via HTML entities.
Github GHSA	GHSA-q8gg-vj6m-hgmj	@braintree/sanitize-url Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.560% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/commit/d4bdc89f1743fe3cdb7c3f24b06e4c875f349b0c
https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/compare/v6.0.1...v6.0.2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48345
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48345

History

Mar 12, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Paypal Braintree\/sanitize-url

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 3:36 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 24, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 3:36 PM
Reserved: Feb 24, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:10 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:10 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 24, 2023, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:15 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Feb 24, 2023, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Feb 24, 2023, 12:00 AM

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