CVE-2021-23648
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 16, 2022 at 03:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraBraintree /sanitize Url
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The package @braintree/sanitize-url before 6.0.0 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization in sanitizeUrl function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/pull/40
- https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/pull/40/commits/e5afda45d9833682b705f73fc2c1265d34832183
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PFW6Q2LXXWTFRTMTRN4ZGADFRQPKJ3D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36GUEPA5TPSC57DZTPYPBL6T7UPQ2FRH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLAQRRGNSO5MYCPAXGPH2OCSHOGHSQMQ/
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/blob/main/src/index.ts%23L11x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/pull/40x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/braintree/sanitize-url/pull/40/commits/e5afda45d9833682b705f73fc2c1265d34832183Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PFW6Q2LXXWTFRTMTRN4ZGADFRQPKJ3D/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36GUEPA5TPSC57DZTPYPBL6T7UPQ2FRH/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HLAQRRGNSO5MYCPAXGPH2OCSHOGHSQMQ/x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BRAINTREESANITIZEURL-2339882CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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