xhtml-purifier has HTML attribute-injection (sanitizer bypass) that leads to XSS
What fixes it
- 0.4.3xhtml-purifier, npmGitHub
npm install xhtml-purifier@0.4.3
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Description
xhtml-purifier does not HTML-entity-encode attribute values when serializing its sanitized output. In attributeString() (XHTMLPurifier.js, around line 148) the attribute value is concatenated directly into a double-quoted attribute without encoding. As a result, an attacker-controlled value in any allowed attribute (class, style, title, alt, src, href) can include a double-quote character to break out of the attribute and inject an additional attribute, such as a JavaScript event handler (for example onmouseover or onerror). The injected handler survives sanitization and executes when the output is rendered, which is a sanitizer bypass leading to cross-site scripting. The fix HTML-entity-encodes attribute values before serialization.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 3
- xhtml-purifier, npm<= 0.4.1GitHub
- node-xhtml-purifieraffected: < 0.4.3CVE List
- xhtml-purifier, npmfrom first release, fixed in 0.4.3OSV
References 6
- github.com/cstigler/node-xhtml-purifier/commit/21d461ad23e7bc9b3073693d5b51b9b8662044d3Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/cstigler/node-xhtml-purifier/releases/tag/v0.4.3Fixvia GitHub
- github.com/cstigler/node-xhtml-purifier/security/advisories/GHSA-j8r4-32c5-33rcAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8r4-32c5-33rcAdvisoryvia GitHub
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61784Referencevia GitHub
- github.com/cstigler/node-xhtml-purifier/pull/6Referencevia GitHub