Versions of the package sanitize-html before 2.12.1 are vulnerable to...
Vulnerability Description
Versions of the package sanitize-html before 2.12.1 are vulnerable to Information Exposure when used on the backend and with the style attribute allowed, allowing enumeration of files in the system (including project dependencies). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gather details about the file system structure and dependencies of the targeted server.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab
References
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SANITIZEHTML-6256334
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-6276557
- https://gist.github.com/Slonser/8b4d061abe6ee1b2e10c7242987674cf
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/650
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/discussions/4436
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/c5dbdf77fe8b836d3bf4554ea39edb45281ec0b4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P4I5X6V3LYUNBMZ5YOW4BV427TH3IK4S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EB5JPYRCTS64EA5AMV3INHDPI6I4AW7/
