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Vulnerability details: VCID-ef83-dy1p-g7fp
Vulnerability ID VCID-ef83-dy1p-g7fp
Aliases CVE-2022-23515
GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
GMS-2022-8287
Summary Improper neutralization of data URIs may allow XSS in Loofah ## Summary Loofah `>= 2.1.0, < 2.19.1` is vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the `image/svg+xml` media type in data URIs. ## Mitigation Upgrade to Loofah `>= 2.19.1`.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23515.json
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00154 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00236 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00243 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
epss 0.00243 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/415677f3cf7f9254f42f811e784985cd63c7407f
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/415677f3cf7f9254f42f811e784985cd63c7407f
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/101
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/101
cvssv3 6.1 https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/loofah/CVE-2022-23515.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/loofah/CVE-2022-23515.yml
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
generic_textual MODERATE https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00011.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00011.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23515
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23515
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23515.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23515
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23515
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah
https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/415677f3cf7f9254f42f811e784985cd63c7407f
https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/101
https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/loofah/CVE-2022-23515.yml
https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266
https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00011.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23515
1026083 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1026083
2153262 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153262
cpe:2.3:a:loofah_project:loofah:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:loofah_project:loofah:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-228g-948r-83gx https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
RHSA-2023:2097 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2097
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23515.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/415677f3cf7f9254f42f811e784985cd63c7407f
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/101
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-228g-948r-83gx
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/loofah/CVE-2022-23515.yml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues/266
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/1694173
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00011.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23515
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37124
EPSS Score 0.00154
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:05:05.157803+00:00 Ruby Importer Import https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/loofah/CVE-2022-23515.yml 37.0.0