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Improper Input Validation in sanitize-html

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 6, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

npm sanitize-html (npm)

Affected versions

< 2.3.2

Patched versions

2.3.2

Description

Apostrophe Technologies sanitize-html before 2.3.2 does not properly validate the hostnames set by the "allowedIframeHostnames" option when the "allowIframeRelativeUrls" is set to true, which allows attackers to bypass hostname whitelist for iframe element, related using an src value that starts with "/\example.com".

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 8, 2021
Reviewed Mar 29, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 6, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

0.137%
(50th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-26540

GHSA ID

GHSA-mjxr-4v3x-q3m4

Source code

No known source code
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