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CVE-2021-23648: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

March 16, 2022 (updated November 7, 2023)

The package @braintree/sanitize-url before 6.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization in sanitizeUrl function.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqq7-2q2v-82xq
  • github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/pull/40/commits/e5afda45d9833682b705f73fc2c1265d34832183
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23648
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BRAINTREESANITIZEURL-2339882

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 6.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/@braintree/sanitize-url/CVE-2021-23648.yml

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