Versions of the package sanitize-html before 2.12.1 are vulnerable to Information Exposure when used on the backend and with the style attribute allowed, allowing enumeration of files in the system (including project dependencies). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gather details about the file system structure and dependencies of the targeted server.
CVE-2024-21501 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.11.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - gatsby-transformer-remark-6.13.1.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **sanitize-html-2.11.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 50f91e8f19edfee259e1f0672ab3b00104b33d47
Found in base branch: master
Versions of the package sanitize-html before 2.12.1 are vulnerable to Information Exposure when used on the backend and with the style attribute allowed, allowing enumeration of files in the system (including project dependencies). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gather details about the file system structure and dependencies of the targeted server.
Publish Date: 2024-02-24
URL: CVE-2024-21501
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21501
Release Date: 2024-02-24
Fix Resolution: sanitize-html - 2.12.1
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