Bypassing Cross-Site Scripting Protection in TYPO3 HTML Sanitizer
The advisory, in context
CVSS:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(4.4)
Problem
DOM processing instructions are not handled correctly. This allows bypassing the cross-site scripting mechanism of typo3/html-sanitizer.
Solution
Update to typo3/html-sanitizer versions 1.5.3 or 2.1.4 that fix the problem described.
Credits
Thanks to Yaniv Nizry and Niels Dossche who reported this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader who fixed the issue.
References
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
From 1.0.0 before 1.5.3
Fixed in 1.5.3
11 explicitly affected versions
v1.0.0, v1.0.1, v1.0.2, v1.0.3, v1.0.4, v1.0.5, v1.0.6, v1.0.7, v1.5.0, v1.5.1, v1.5.2
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.5.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"v1.0.0",
"v1.0.1",
"v1.0.2",
"v1.0.3",
"v1.0.4",
"v1.0.5",
"v1.0.6",
"v1.0.7",
"v1.5.0",
"v1.5.1",
"v1.5.2"
]
}From 2.0.0 before 2.1.4
Fixed in 2.1.4
21 explicitly affected versions
v2.0.0, v2.0.1, v2.0.10, v2.0.11, v2.0.12, v2.0.13, v2.0.14, v2.0.15, v2.0.16, v2.0.2, v2.0.3, v2.0.4, v2.0.5, v2.0.6, v2.0.7, v2.0.8, v2.0.9, v2.1.0, v2.1.1, v2.1.2, v2.1.3
View affected-version evidence
{
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.1.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"v2.0.0",
"v2.0.1",
"v2.0.10",
"v2.0.11",
"v2.0.12",
"v2.0.13",
"v2.0.14",
"v2.0.15",
"v2.0.16",
"v2.0.2",
"v2.0.3",
"v2.0.4",
"v2.0.5",
"v2.0.6",
"v2.0.7",
"v2.0.8",
"v2.0.9",
"v2.1.0",
"v2.1.1",
"v2.1.2",
"v2.1.3"
]
}References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/html-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-mm79-jhqm-9j54
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47125
- https://github.com/TYPO3/html-sanitizer/commit/b8f90717251d968c49dc77f8c1e5912e2fbe0dff
- https://github.com/TYPO3/html-sanitizer
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2023-007