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CVE-2023-24539GO-2023-1751BIT-GOLANG-2023-24539

Improper sanitization of CSS values in html/template

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.19.9, 1.20.4
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Angle brackets (<>) are not considered dangerous characters when inserted into CSS contexts. Templates containing multiple actions separated by a '/' character can result in unexpectedly closing the CSS context and allowing for injection of unexpected HTML, if executed with untrusted input.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • html/template

    fixed in 1.19.9; From 1.20.0-0 · fixed in 1.20.4

  • stdlibGo

    fixed in 1.19.9; From 1.20.0-0 · fixed in 1.20.4

References 4

go.dev

groups.google.com

pkg.go.dev