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CVE-2023-24038

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxHtml Stripscripts

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (5)

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/clintongormley/perl-html-stripscripts/issues/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00036.html
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MYD5PFRUUB4VVY52I5KA3RQ7SQOD7YM/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ASDRHN2MLGL2HGBUNDZG4YLUWW6NSUKD/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5339

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-1333

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