USN-4543-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4543-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4543-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4543-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2020-09-25T17:03:04Z
Modified
2026-04-27T15:43:57Z
Summary
ruby-sanitize vulnerability
Details

MichaƂ Bentkowski discovered that Sanitize did not properly sanitize some math or svg HTML under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2020-4054)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ruby-sanitize

Package

Name
ruby-sanitize
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-sanitize@4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1

Affected versions

4.*
4.6.6-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "ruby-sanitize",
            "binary_version":  "4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-4054",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4543-1.json"