Apostrophe sanitize-html up to 2.3.1 Whitelist access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apostrophe sanitize-html up to 2.3.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Whitelist Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-26540. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apostrophe sanitize-html up to 2.3.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Whitelist Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/09/2021. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-26540. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: sanitize-html 2.3.2

Timelineinfo

02/01/2021 🔍
02/09/2021 +8 days 🔍
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02/25/2021 +16 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-26540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-26540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169421

Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2021 09:30
Updated: 02/25/2021 18:20
Changes: 02/09/2021 09:30 (39), 02/25/2021 18:14 (5), 02/25/2021 18:20 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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