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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2023-44390

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

HtmlSanitizer is a .NET library for cleaning HTML fragments and documents from constructs that can lead to Cross-site Scripting. The vulnerability occurs in configurations where foreign content is allowed, i.e. either `svg` or `math` are in the list of allowed elements. In the case an application sanitizes user input with a vulnerable configuration, an attacker could bypass the sanitization and inject arbitrary HTML, including JavaScript code in versions prior to 8.0.723 and 8.1.x prior to 8.1.722-beta. Note that in the default configuration the vulnerability is not present.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published