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GSD-2022-23515

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2022-12-13 00:00
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## 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`.
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