ubuntu-cve-2019-25225
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-09-08 10:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:51
Summary
Details

sanitize-html prior to version 2.0.0-beta is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The sanitizeHtml() function in index.js does not sanitize content when using the custom transformTags option, which is intended to convert attribute values into text. As a result, malicious input can be transformed into executable code.

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
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          {
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          }
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      },
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        }
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      },
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      },
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      },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "`sanitize-html` prior to version 2.0.0-beta is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The `sanitizeHtml()` function in `index.js` does not sanitize content when using the custom `transformTags` option, which is intended to convert attribute values into text. As a result, malicious input can be transformed into executable code.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-25225",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:51:51Z",
  "published": "2025-09-08T10:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-25225"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25225"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/293"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/156"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/712cb6895825c8bb6ede71a16b42bade42abcaf3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/Checkmarx/Vulnerabilities-Proofs-of-Concept/tree/main/2019/CVE-2019-25225"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/712cb6895825c8bb6ede71a16b42bade42abcaf3"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-25225"
  ]
}



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