GHSA-4mvm-xh8j-fv27

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    GHSA-4mvm-xh8j-fv27

    Published: 4 Jan 2024Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Duplicate Advisory: govuk_tech_docs vulnerable to unescaped HTML on search results page

    Details: ### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description versions from 2.0.2 to before 3.3.1 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in the user's browser if a malicious search result is displayed on the search page.

    References: https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/security/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22048, https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/pull/323, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773, https://github.com/alphagov/tech-docs-gem/releases/tag/v3.3.1, https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-x2xw-hw8g-6773

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: govuk_tech_docs

    Purl: pkg:gem/govuk_tech_docs

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.0.2
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.0.10
    2.0.11
    2.0.12
    2.0.13
    2.0.2
    2.0.3
    2.0.4
    2.0.5
    2.0.6
    2.0.7
    2.0.8
    2.0.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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