CVE-2022-32209: Rubyonrails https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer vulnerability
Rubyonrails · https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
Vendor fix available · Affected: Rubyonrails https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
DescriptionCVE.org
Possible XSS Vulnerability in Rails::Html::SanitizerThere is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer.This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2022-32209.Versions Affected: ALLNot affected: NONEFixed Versions: v1.4.3## ImpactA possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags to allow both `select` and `style` elements.Code is only impacted if allowed tags are being overridden. This may be done via application configuration:```ruby# In config/application.rbconfig.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["select", "style"]```see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#configuring-action-viewOr it may be done with a `:tags` option to the Action View helper `sanitize`:```<%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["select", "style"] %>```see https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper.html#method-i-sanitizeOr it may be done with Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer directly:```ruby# class-level optionRails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["select", "style"]```or```ruby# instance-level optionRails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["select", "style"])```All users overriding the allowed tags by any of the above mechanisms to include both "select" and "style" should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.## ReleasesThe FIXED releases are available at the normal locations.## WorkaroundsRemove either `select` or `style` from the overridden allowed tags.## CreditsThis vulnerability was responsibly reported by [windshock](https://hackerone.com/windshock?type=user).
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizerv1.4.3
On the Atlas
Every published CVE is on the CyberSIXT Atlas, grouped by weakness, vendor and month.
- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Cross-site Scripting
- Vendor
- Rubyonrails
- Published
- June 2022
- Bounty reports
- 3 disclosed on HackerOne
Disclosed bug bounty reports about CVE-2022-32209
The reports on HackerOne that name this CVE, with HackerOne's own outcome. Titles and metadata only.
- CVE-2022-23520: Incomplete fix for CVE-2022-32209 (XSS in Rails::Html::Sanitizer under certain configurations)Internet Bug Bounty · 2023 · medium severityValid
- Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer vulnerable to xss attack in an environment that allows the style tagInternet Bug Bounty · 2022 · medium severityValid
- Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer vulnerable to xss attack in an environment that allows the style tagRuby on Rails · 2022 · medium severityValid
CoverageNo articles yet
No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2022-32209 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.