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TI-2020-20038 Aliases GHSA-5p28-63mc-cgr9

Cross-Site Scripting bypass in html-purify

Priority LOW 38CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
No fix listed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

All versions of html-purify are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. The data attribute inside of object tags is not properly sanitized and allows javascript URIs leading to code execution. No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

Why it matters now

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—html-purify (npm)up to 1.1.0—No fix listedGHSA-5p28-63mc-cgr9
  • html-purify (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5p28-63mc-cgr9

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-5p28-63mc-cgr9

References

Sources

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