CVE-2023-24038

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of...

7.5 HighFix available

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.15%Up 0.3 points since Jan 21, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: CVE-2023-24038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-1333
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: CVE-2023-24038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-1333
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-28102 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: EUVD-2023-28102
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p983-rj5f-9qwf 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of...

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: GHSA-p983-rj5f-9qwf
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: CVE-2023-24038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-24038 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-24038 7.5

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24038
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2023-0096 No score

Updated perl-HTML-StripScripts packages fix security vulnerability

The HTML-StripScripts module through 1.06 for Perl allows _hss_attval_style ReDoS because of catastrophic backtracking for HTML content with certain style attributes. (CVE-2023-24038)

Record: MGASA-2023-0096
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-6100-1 No score

libhtml-stripscripts-perl vulnerability

It was discovered that HTML::StripScripts does not properly parse HTML content with certain style attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS).

Record: USN-6100-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Debian:12	before 1.06-4	1.06-4
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Debian:13	before 1.06-4	1.06-4
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Debian:14	before 1.06-4	1.06-4
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Debian:10	before 1.06-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 1.06-1	1.06-1+deb10u1
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Debian:11	before 1.06-1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.06-1	1.06-1+deb11u1
`perl-HTML-StripScripts` Mageia:8	before 1.60.0-3.1.mga8	1.60.0-3.1.mga8
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	before 1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.05-1	1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	before 1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.05-2	1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 1.06-1	1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	before 1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 1.06-1	1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
`libhtml-stripscripts-perl` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	before 1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 1.06-1	1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-24038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Html-stripscripts Project Html-stripscripts, published January 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in libhtml-stripscripts-perl 1.06-4.

References

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