CVE-2024-53989

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rails-html-sanitizer is responsible for sanitizing HTML fragments in Rails applications. There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer 1.6.0 when used with Rails >= 7.1.0. A possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::HTML::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if HTML5 sanitization is enabled and the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags for the the "noscript" element. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.1.

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/16251735e36ebdc302e2f90f2a39cad56879414f Patch
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-rxv5-gxqc-xx8g Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails_html_sanitizers:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:rails:*:*
History

15 Aug 2025, 19:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-rxv5-gxqc-xx8g - () https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-rxv5-gxqc-xx8g - Vendor Advisory
References () https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/16251735e36ebdc302e2f90f2a39cad56879414f - () https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/16251735e36ebdc302e2f90f2a39cad56879414f - Patch
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails_html_sanitizers:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:rails:*:*
First Time Rubyonrails rails Html Sanitizers
Rubyonrails

02 Dec 2024, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-12-02 21:15

Updated : 2025-08-15 19:41

NVD link : CVE-2024-53989

Mitre link : CVE-2024-53989

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Products Affected

rubyonrails

  • rails_html_sanitizers
CWE

No CWE.