darylldoyle svg-sanitizer before 0.12.0 mishandles script and data values in attributes…
Priority LOW 35CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
darylldoyle svg-sanitizer before 0.12.0 mishandles script and data values in attributes, as demonstrated by unexpected whitespace such as in the javascript	:alert substring.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01036 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed enshrined/svg-sanitize (Packagist): 0.12.0
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 |
| — | enshrined/svg-sanitize (Packagist) | before 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 | Patch available | GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- enshrined/svg-sanitize (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:svg-sanitizer_project:svg-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.12.0 | Vulnerable | Svg-sanitizer Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:svg-sanitizer_project:svg-sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·Svg-sanitizer Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp enshrined/svg-sanitize (Packagist) Fixed in 0.12.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18857
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp
References
More Svg-sanitizer Project Svg-sanitizer vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07690 Cross-site Scripting in svg-sanitizer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2019-08037 Cross-site scripting in enshrined/svg-sanitize CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-18857 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18857 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gf8j-v8x5-h9qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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