Security advisory

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  "id": "579747ebe25bfd23758e606e3657abe4996946bf6c138efb73efde56fe42bd95",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25225",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-25225",
    "summary": "`sanitize-html` prior to version 2.0.0-beta is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The `sanitizeHtml()` function in `index.js` does not sanitize content when using the custom `transformTags` option, which is intended to convert attribute values into text. As a result, malicious input can be transformed into executable code.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-25225",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-25225",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-25225",
        "GHSA-qhxp-v273-g94h"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "f8fec4d500f7875e716223578beb5b2f3afaff09"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.0.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "0.6.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-25225.json"
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html",
              "type": "GIT",
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "ca28bcd95a9bfd2e1ea31bb9e7e5901f9078e875"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "712cb6895825c8bb6ede71a16b42bade42abcaf3"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apostrophecms:sanitize-html:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.0.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "712cb6895825c8bb6ede71a16b42bade42abcaf3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.27.4",
            "1.22.0",
            "1.21.1",
            "1.21.0",
            "1.20.0",
            "1.19.3",
            "1.19.2",
            "1.19.1",
            "1.19.0",
            "1.18.5",
            "1.18.4",
            "1.18.3",
            "1.18.2",
            "1.11.4",
            "1.11.1",
            "1.11.0",
            "1.10.1",
            "v1.9.0",
            "v1.8.0",
            "v1.7.2",
            "v1.7.1",
            "v1.7.0",
            "v1.5.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-25225.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:43.465772657Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/issues/293",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/712cb6895825c8bb6ede71a16b42bade42abcaf3",
        "https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/156",
        "https://github.com/Checkmarx/Vulnerabilities-Proofs-of-Concept/tree/main/2019/CVE-2019-25225"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-25225",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441498,
  "published_at": "2025-09-08T10:15:33.44+00:00"
}