Regex literal in Hurl files are not escaped when exported to HTML, allowing injections
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
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Given this Hurl file: regex.hurl: ``` GET https://foo.com HTTP 200 [Asserts] jsonpath "$.body" matches /<img src="" onerror="alert('Hi!')">/ ``` When exported to HTML: ``` $ hurlfmt --out html regex.hurl <pre><code class="language-hurl"><span class="hurl-entry"><span class="request"><span class="line"><span class="method">GET</span> <span class="url">https://foo.com</span></span> </span><span class="response"><span class="line"><span class="version">HTTP</span> <span class="number">200</span></span> <span class="line"><span class="section-header">[Asserts]</span></span> <span class="line"><span class="query-type">jsonpath</span> <span class="string">"$.body"</span> <span class="predicate-type">matches</span> <span class="regex">/<img src="" onerror="alert('Hi!')">/</span></span> </span></span><span class="line"></span> </code></pre> ``` The regex literal `/<img src="" onerror="alert('Hi!')">/` is not escaped: `<span class="regex">/<img src="" onerror="alert('Hi!')">/</span></span>` When opened in a browser, the code is run without user interaction: 
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | hurl (crates.io) | before 7.0.0 | 7.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-v33j-v3x4-42qg |
- hurl (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.0 Fixed in 7.0.0 Patch available GHSA-v33j-v3x4-42qg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v33j-v3x4-42qg hurl (crates.io) Fixed in 7.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-v33j-v3x4-42qg
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/security/advisories/GHSA-v33j-v3x4-42qg
- https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/commit/248ac41cfa1797c52241c6ef756490d90027cdf2
- https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/commit/7dcdbd1796785392b1e829d1f07c6687b9a8f27d
- https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl
Sources
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