Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in smoketests/configForm.php in HTML Purifier…
Priority LOW 22CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in smoketests/configForm.php in HTML Purifier before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "unescaped print_r output."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01033 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist): 2.0.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) | before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Htmlpurifier |
- cpe:2.3:a:htmlpurifier:htmlpurifier:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Htmlpurifier
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49 ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) Fixed in 2.0.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49
References
More Htmlpurifier vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02381 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTML Purifier before 4.1.1, as used in Mahara… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2010-03937 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in HTML Purifier before 4.1.0, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-3498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6fh7-fwqj-mv49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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