CVE-2023-24038 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the HTML-StripScripts Perl module (versions through 1.06). This flaw, stemming from catastrophic backtracking in the _hss_attval_style function when processing specific HTML style attributes, affects Debian Linux and the HTML::StripScripts project. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, it poses a network-exploitable threat with low attack complexity, potentially leading to denial of service (A:H) without requiring user interaction or privileges. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:html-stripscripts_project:html-stripscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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