# CVE-2015-5667: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/HTML-Scrubber
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000171
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172997.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172983.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53973084/index.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172934.html

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