CVE-2023-36823 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Sanitize versions 3.0.0 through 6.0.1, specifically when configured with the "relaxed" setting or custom configurations allowing style elements and CSS at-rules. An attacker can craft malicious HTML and CSS to bypass the sanitizer, leading to XSS or other undesired browser behavior. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) requires user interaction and has a network attack vector with low attack complexity, potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, < 6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sanitize_project:sanitize:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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