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CVE-2026-53606

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Versions of sanitize-html prior to 2.17.5 use `allowedSchemesAppliedToAttributes` (default: `['href', 'src', 'cite']`) to gate the `naughtyHref()` function that blocks dangerous URI schemes like `javascript:` and `vbscript:`. The HTML specification defines 10+ attributes that accept URIs (`action`, `formaction`, `data`, `poster`, `background`, `ping`, `xlink:hre
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:0c69c7256d371f5d4454d34cbd8b29babaec48df2045920ffecdd3fdfc6c0f66
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"sanitize-html","vendor":"apostrophecms","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2.17.5"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9fd71dc2ecd7c6625865ca345708e06f31543ada14ccb3c66bc6f33a2b83147c · sha256:f938d0438ffff35b… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9fd71dc2ecd7c6625865ca345708e06f31543ada14ccb3c66bc6f33a2b83147c · sha256:f938d0438ffff35b… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9fd71dc2ecd7c6625865ca345708e06f31543ada14ccb3c66bc6f33a2b83147c · sha256:f938d0438ffff35b… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-vccv-cmxp-4j9h"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9fd71dc2ecd7c6625865ca345708e06f31543ada14ccb3c66bc6f33a2b83147c · sha256:f938d0438ffff35b… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-vccv-cmxp-4j9h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-vccv-cmxp-4j9h"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9fd71dc2ecd7c6625865ca345708e06f31543ada14ccb3c66bc6f33a2b83147c · sha256:f938d0438ffff35b… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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