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Vulnerability details: VCID-sq1w-apet-2qfq
Vulnerability ID VCID-sq1w-apet-2qfq
Aliases CVE-2022-32209
GHSA-pg8v-g4xq-hww9
Summary Possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer There is a possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2022-32209. Versions Affected: ALL Not affected: NONE Fixed Versions: v1.4.3 ## Impact A possible XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer may allow an attacker to inject content if the application developer has overridden the sanitizer's allowed tags to allow both `select` and `style` elements. Code is only impacted if allowed tags are being overridden. This may be done via application configuration: ```ruby # In config/application.rb config.action_view.sanitized_allowed_tags = ["select", "style"] ``` see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#configuring-action-view Or it may be done with a `:tags` option to the Action View helper `sanitize`: ``` <%= sanitize @comment.body, tags: ["select", "style"] %> ``` see https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper.html#method-i-sanitize Or it may be done with Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer directly: ```ruby # class-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.allowed_tags = ["select", "style"] ``` or ```ruby # instance-level option Rails::Html::SafeListSanitizer.new.sanitize(@article.body, tags: ["select", "style"]) ``` All users overriding the allowed tags by any of the above mechanisms to include both "select" and "style" should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. ## Workarounds Remove either `select` or `style` from the overridden allowed tags.
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 5.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-32209.json
epss 0.02468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.02468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.02468 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04905 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
epss 0.04955 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg8v-g4xq-hww9
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/45a5c10fed3d9aa141594c80afa06d748fa0967d
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/45a5c10fed3d9aa141594c80afa06d748fa0967d
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-32209.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-32209.yml
cvssv3 6.1 https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ce9PhUANQ6s
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ce9PhUANQ6s
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ce9PhUANQ6s
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://hackerone.com/reports/1530898
generic_textual MODERATE https://hackerone.com/reports/1530898
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00012.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00012.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32209
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32209
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32209
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-32209.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-32209
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32209
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/45a5c10fed3d9aa141594c80afa06d748fa0967d
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-32209.yml
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ce9PhUANQ6s
https://hackerone.com/reports/1530898
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00012.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32209
1013806 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1013806
2101882 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2101882
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails_html_sanitizers:*:*:*:*:*:rails:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails_html_sanitizers:*:*:*:*:*:rails:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-pg8v-g4xq-hww9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg8v-g4xq-hww9
RHSA-2022:8506 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8506
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-32209.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
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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/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/45a5c10fed3d9aa141594c80afa06d748fa0967d
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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/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-32209.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://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/ce9PhUANQ6s
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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/1530898
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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/2022/12/msg00012.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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
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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.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
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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.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AGRLWBEB3S5AU3D4TTROIS7O6QPHDTRH
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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.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NHDACMCLWE32BZZTSNWQPIFUAD5I6Q47
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32209
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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-2022-32209
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.84733
EPSS Score 0.02468
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:04:53.001625+00:00 Ruby Importer Import https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2022-32209.yml 37.0.0