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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-24540

Templates containing whitespace characters outside of the character set "\t\n\f\r\u0020\u2028\u2029" in JavaScript contexts that also contain actions may not be properly sanitized during execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Not all valid JavaScript whitespace characters are considered to be whitespace. Templates containing whitespace characters outside of the character set "\t\n\f\r\u0020\u2028\u2029" in JavaScript contexts that also contain actions may not be properly sanitized during execution.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.56% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-77
Affected
golang/go
Source
security@golang.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.