MediumGHSA-3j7m-hmh3-9jmpCVE-2016-1000237

Cross-Site Scripting in sanitize-html

Published 16 Apr 2020 · Updated 8 Nov 2023

Affected package

Affected: <1.4.3
Fixed in: 1.4.3

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install sanitize-html@1.4.3

Details

Affected versions of sanitize-html do not sanitize input recursively, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary Javascript.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.4.3 or later.

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000237
Linkgithub.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/29
Linkgithub.com/punkave/sanitize-html/issues/29
Linkgithub.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/762fbc7bba389f3f789cc291c1eb2b64f60f2caf
Linkraw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/1000xxx/CVE-2016-1000237.json
Linkwww.npmjs.com/advisories/135

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