# CVE-2019-15587: In the Loofah gem for Ruby through v2.3.0 unsanitized JavaScript may occur in sanitized output when a crafted SVG element is republished.

- Also known as: GHSA-C3GV-9CXF-6F57
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.1
- Published: 2019-10-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Loofah (rubygem): Fixed in v2.3.1
- loofah (RubyGems): fixed in 2.3.1

## Description

In the Loofah gem for Ruby through v2.3.0 unsanitized JavaScript may occur in sanitized output when a crafted SVG element is republished.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Loofah (rubygem), loofah, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/709009
- https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4554
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191122-0003/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4WK2UG7ORKRQOJ6E4XJ2NVIHYJES6BYZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMCWPLYPNIWYAY443IZZJ4IHBBLIHBP5/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4498-1/

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