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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-16468

In the Loofah gem for Ruby, through v2.2.2, unsanitized JavaScript may occur in sanitized output when a crafted SVG element is republished.

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CVE-2018-16468
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31 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-16468

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Oct 2018, 21:29 UTC

In the Loofah gem for Ruby, through v2.2.2, unsanitized JavaScript may occur in sanitized output when a crafted SVG element is republished.

osv:CVE-2018-16468
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16468",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "In the Loofah gem for Ruby, through v2.2.2, unsanitized JavaScript may occur in sanitized output when a crafted SVG element is republished.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-16468",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:03.643183314Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/154",
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