diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f470f56df8..584da42f9f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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-        "sanitize-html": "^2.7.0",
+        "sanitize-html": "^2.12.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2",
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       },
@@ -29005,9 +29005,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.12.1.tgz",
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@@ -53988,9 +53988,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.8.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.12.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Plh+JAn0UVDpBRP/xEjsk+xDCoOvMBwQUf/K+/cBAVuTbtX8bj2VB7S1sL1dssVpykqp0/KPSesHrqXtokVBpA==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00730c5add..7f3c23e7cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
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     "react-quill": "^2.0.0-beta.4",
     "react-select": "^5.4.0",
-    "sanitize-html": "^2.7.0",
+    "sanitize-html": "^2.12.1",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "wporg-replace-helper": "^1.0.0"
   }