CVE-2023-36823

Sanitize vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting via insufficient neutralization of `style` element content

Published Jul 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Sanitize is an allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer. Using carefully crafted input, an attacker may be able to sneak arbitrary HTML and CSS through Sanitize starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 6.0.2 when Sanitize is configured to use the built-in "relaxed" config or when using a custom config that allows `style` elements and one or more CSS at-rules. This could result in cross-site scripting or other undesired behavior when the malicious HTML and CSS are rendered in a browser. Sanitize 6.0.2 performs additional escaping of CSS in `style` element content, which fixes this issue. Users who are unable to upgrade can prevent this issue by using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow `style` elements, using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow CSS at-rules, or by manually escaping the character sequence `</` as `<\/` in `style` element content.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3652-1 ruby-sanitize security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5616-1 ruby-sanitize security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2045 Sanitize is an allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer. Using carefully crafted input, an attacker may be able to sneak arbitrary HTML and CSS through Sanitize starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 6.0.2 when Sanitize is configured to use the built-in "relaxed" config or when using a custom config that allows `style` elements and one or more CSS at-rules. This could result in cross-site scripting or other undesired behavior when the malicious HTML and CSS are rendered in a browser. Sanitize 6.0.2 performs additional escaping of CSS in `style` element content, which fixes this issue. Users who are unable to upgrade can prevent this issue by using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow `style` elements, using a Sanitize config that doesn't allow CSS at-rules, or by manually escaping the character sequence `</` as `<\/` in `style` element content.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f5ww-cq3m-q3g7 Sanitize vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting via insufficient neutralization of `style` element content
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6748-1 Sanitize vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:56 PM
Reserved
Jun 27, 2023, 3:43 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 6, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:07 AM