CVE-2026-73490: flavorjones loofah · Cross-site Scripting
Affects flavorjones loofahSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.7 Medium : upgrade to 2.25.2 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.25.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade flavorjones loofah to 2.25.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| flavorjonesloofah | Affected
| Fixed in
|
RubyGemsloofahpkg:gem/loofahOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Loofah to version 2.25.2 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are documented.
Description
Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Prior to 2.25.2, Loofah's HTML5 sanitizer applies its local-reference restriction only to the xlink:href attribute on SVG use and feImage elements, while browsers also accept the plain href attribute. A crafted sanitized SVG can therefore reference an arbitrary same-origin external document; use may render external SVG content containing scripts or other dangerous content, and feImage may load external images for tracking. Applications that sanitize user-supplied SVG with Loofah's default allowlist are affected. This issue is fixed in version 2.25.2.
References
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-9wjq-cp2p-hrgf (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/pull/308 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/20867b9be689521887364b74822c41ef830523c9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/releases/tag/v2.25.2 (opens in a new tab)