HTML Purifier Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in smoketests/configForm.php in HTML Purifier before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "unescaped print_r output."
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | ezyang/htmlpurifier | < 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3498
- https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier/commit/96b571d23639bd70768b8db626ecaf8bbb7ca5a3
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35300
- https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier
- https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier/commits/v2.0.1/smoketests/configForm.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228110020/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24699
- http://htmlpurifier.org/svnroot/htmlpurifier/tags/2.0.1/NEWS
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
ezyang/htmlpurifier- Disclosed
- 01.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: ezyang/htmlpurifier
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 05.2022 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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