CVE-2022-23514
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CVE-2022-23514 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Loofah < 2.19.1 contains an inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to sanitize certain SVG attributes. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Loofah < 2.19.1 contains an inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to sanitize certain SVG attributes. This may lead to a denial of service through CPU resource consumption. This issue is patched in version 2.19.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Loofah Project | Loofah | < 2.19.1 |
References
- https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-486f-hjj9-9vhhThird Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1684163Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-486f-hjj9-9vhhThird Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1684163Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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