SB20240417144 - Information disclosure in sanitize-html
Published: April 17, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240417144
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21501)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application when used on the backend and with the style attribute allowed. A remote attacker can enumerate files on the system, including project dependencies.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SANITIZEHTML-6256334
- https://gist.github.com/Slonser/8b4d061abe6ee1b2e10c7242987674cf
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/650
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/discussions/4436
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/c5dbdf77fe8b836d3bf4554ea39edb45281ec0b4
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-6276557