PostCSS has XSS via Unescaped </style> in its CSS Stringify Output
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cve-program · CVE-2026-41305
PublishedPostCSS takes a CSS file and provides an API to analyze and modify its rules by transforming the rules into an Abstract Syntax Tree. Versions prior to 8.5.10 do not escape `</style>` sequences when stringifying CSS ASTs. When user-submitted CSS is parsed and re-stringified for embedding in HTML `<style>` tags, `</style>` in CSS values breaks out of the style context, enabling XSS. Version 8.5.10 fixes the issue.
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- 24 Apr 2026 02:27:47 UTC
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- 24 Apr 2026 16:23:41 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
euvd · EUVD-2026-25383
PublishedPostCSS takes a CSS file and provides an API to analyze and modify its rules by transforming the rules into an Abstract Syntax Tree. Versions prior to 8.5.10 do not escape `</style>` sequences when stringifying CSS ASTs. When user-submitted CSS is parsed and re-stringified for embedding in HTML `<style>` tags, `</style>` in CSS values breaks out of the style context, enabling XSS. Version 8.5.10 fixes the issue.
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datePublished: Apr 24, 2026, 2:27:47 AM
dateUpdated: Apr 24, 2026, 4:23:41 PM
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msrc_CVE-2026-41305: PostCSS has XSS via Unescaped </style> in its CSS Stringify Output
CVE-2026-41305
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- Source published
- Apr 24, 2026, 2:27:47 AM (timezone not stated)
- Source modified
- Apr 24, 2026, 4:23:41 PM (timezone not stated)
- Saved here
- 15 Nov 2026 12:04:13 UTC
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd · CVE-2026-41305
PublishedPostCSS takes a CSS file and provides an API to analyze and modify its rules by transforming the rules into an Abstract Syntax Tree. Versions prior to 8.5.10 do not escape `</style>` sequences when stringifying CSS ASTs. When user-submitted CSS is parsed and re-stringified for embedding in HTML `<style>` tags, `</style>` in CSS values breaks out of the style context, enabling XSS. Version 8.5.10 fixes the issue.
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Source analysis status: Deferred
Weakness classifications: CWE-79
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published: 2026-04-24T03:16:11.547
lastModified: 2026-06-17T10:46:28.700
- Source published
- 24 Apr 2026 03:16:11 UTC
- Source modified
- 17 Jun 2026 10:46:28 UTC
- Saved here
- 25 Oct 2026 09:17:35 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
osv · GHSA-qx2v-qp2m-jg93
Published# PostCSS: XSS via Unescaped `</style>` in CSS Stringify Output ## Summary PostCSS v8.5.5 (latest) does not escape `</style>` sequences when stringifying CSS ASTs. When user-submitted CSS is parsed and re-stringified for embedding in HTML `<style>` tags, `</style>` in CSS values breaks out of the style context, enabling XSS. ## Proof of Concept ```javascript const postcss = require('postcss'); // Parse user CSS and re-stringify for page embedding const userCSS = 'body { content: "</style><script>alert(1)</script><style>"; }'; const ast = postcss.parse(userCSS); const output = ast.toResult().css; const html = `<style>${output}</style>`; console.log(html); // <style>body { content: "</style><script>alert(1)</script><style>"; }</style> // // Browser: </style> closes the style tag, <script> executes ``` **Tested output** (Node.js v22, postcss v8.5.5): ``` Input: body { content: "</style><script>alert(1)</script><style>"; } Output: body { content: "</style><script>alert(1)</script><style>"; } Contains </style>: true ``` ## Impact Impact non-bundler use cases since bundlers for XSS on their own. Requires some PostCSS plugin to have malware code, which can inject XSS to website. ## Suggested Fix Escape `</style` in all stringified output values: ```javascript output = output.replace(/<\/(style)/gi, '<\\/$1'); ``` ## Credits Discovered and reported by [Sunil Kumar](https://tharvid.in) ([@TharVid](https://github.com/TharVid))
- Source published
- 24 Apr 2026 15:31:42 UTC
- Source modified
- 10 Sep 2026 03:51:02 UTC
- Saved here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
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- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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