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CVE-2024-53988

Possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of rails-html-sanitizer 1.6.0

Published: Dec 2, 2024Updated: Aug 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

rails-html-sanitizer has XSS vulnerability with certain configurations

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

RubyGems
package-ecosystem
rails-html-sanitizer
OSS Libraries
rails
oss-projectaka rails-html-sanitizer, activestorage
rails-html-sanitizerLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
rubyonrails
oss-project·USaka rubyonrails.org, ruby on rails, rails
rails html sanitizers
OSS Libraries
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Rails Core Team
oss-projectaka rails, rack? no, actionview, rubyonrails
Rails Html SanitizerLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-cfjx-w229-hgx5
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53988
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/a0a3e8b76b696446ffc6bffcff3bc7b7c6393c72
github.com
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