Loofah URI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Loofah. The affected element is an unknown function of the component URI Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-23515. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Loofah (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-23515 since 01/19/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207898 (Debian dla-3901 : ruby-loofah - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207898). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207898
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3901 : ruby-loofah - security update

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +328 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2025 +1058 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 101
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215639

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2022 23:05
Updated: 11/05/2025 13:49
Changes: 12/13/2022 23:05 (36), 01/09/2023 08:33 (2), 01/09/2023 08:36 (12), 09/29/2024 04:50 (17), 04/28/2025 15:14 (3), 11/05/2025 13:49 (12)
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