cstigler node-xhtml-purifier up to 0.4.2 Attribute Serialization XHTMLPurifier.js attributeString cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in cstigler node-xhtml-purifier up to 0.4.2. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is the function attributeString of the file XHTMLPurifier.js of the component Attribute Serialization. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-61784. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in cstigler node-xhtml-purifier up to 0.4.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function attributeString of the file XHTMLPurifier.js of the component Attribute Serialization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

xhtml-purifier is a Node.js library to take in raw/unknown/untrusted HTML and output cleaned, purified, trusted HTML. Versions prior to 0.4.3 do not HTML-entity-encode attribute values when serializing its sanitized output. In attributeString() (XHTMLPurifier.js, around line 148) the attribute value is concatenated directly into a double-quoted attribute without encoding. As a result, an attacker-controlled value in any allowed attribute (class, style, title, alt, src, href) can include a double-quote character to break out of the attribute and inject an additional attribute, such as a JavaScript event handler (for example onmouseover or onerror). The injected handler survives sanitization and executes when the output is rendered, which is a sanitizer bypass leading to cross-site scripting. The fix in version 0.4.3 HTML-entity-encodes attribute values before serialization.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-61784 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• cstigler

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• node-xhtml-purifier

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• 0.4.0
• 0.4.1
• 0.4.2

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• Product: https://github.com/cstigler/node-xhtml-purifier/

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