PT-2020-21047 · Mozilla · Bleach
Published
2020-09-03
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Updated
2020-09-03
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
bleach versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue allows attackers to bypass the package's HTML sanitization, potentially leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. This can be achieved with specific payloads, such as
"<<script><</script>script>alert('xss');</<script><</script>script>", regardless of the options passed. As a result, attackers may be able to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
XSS
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Bleach