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CVE-2022-23638: Cross-site Scripting in svg-sanitizer

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

svg-sanitizer is a SVG/XML sanitizer written in PHP. A cross-site scripting vulnerability impacts all users of the `svg-sanitizer` library prior to version 0.15.0. This issue is fixed in version 0.15.0. There is currently no workaround available.

Affected products

• darylldoyle svg-sanitizer: before 0.15.0 — fixed in 0.15.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: darylldoyle svg-sanitizer 0.15.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/commit/17e12ba9c2881caa6b167d0fbea555c11207fbb0
• https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-fqx8-v33p-4qcc
• https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/commit/17e12ba9c2881caa6b167d0fbea555c11207fbb0
• https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-fqx8-v33p-4qcc

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