CVE-2018-8048: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-8048 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 12Timeline
- 27-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Loofah gem through 2.2.0 for Ruby, non-whitelisted HTML attributes may occur in sanitized output by republishing a crafted HTML fragment.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.93% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse4 products
- rubygem-loofah&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 4< 2.0.2-3.8.1
- rubygem-loofah&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7< 2.0.2-3.8.1
- rubygem-loofah&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8< 2.0.2-3.8.1
- rubygem-loofah&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9< 2.0.2-3.8.1
Debian2 products
- ruby-loofah< 2.0.3-2+deb9u1 | < 2.2.1-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
RubyGems2 products
- loofah< 2.2.1
- nokogiri< 1.8.3
Loofah_project1 product
- loofah< 2.2.1
4 vendors · 9 products
References
16 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/19/5Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191122-0003/X Refsource CONFIRM
