CVE-2023-24539 (GCVE-0-2023-24539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-11 15:29 – Updated: 2025-01-24 16:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper sanitization of CSS values in html/template
Summary
Angle brackets (<>) are not considered dangerous characters when inserted into CSS contexts. Templates containing multiple actions separated by a '/' character can result in unexpectedly closing the CSS context and allowing for injection of unexpected HTML, if executed with untrusted input.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-24 16:39 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | html/template |
Affected:
0 , < 1.19.9
(semver)
Affected: 1.20.0-0 , < 1.20.4 (semver) |
guessed |
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