jsondiffpatch is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via HtmlFormatter::nodeBegin

### Vulnerability in jsondiffpatch Versions of `jsondiffpatch` prior to `0.7.2` are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the `HtmlFormatter` (`HtmlFormatter::nodeBegin`). When diffs are rendered to HTML using the built-in formatter, untrusted payloads can inject scripts and execute in the context of a consuming web page. **Affected versions:** >= 0, < 0.7.2 **Patched version:** 0.7.2 **Remediation** Upgrade to `jsondiffpatch` `0.7.2` or later. The fix hardens the HTML formatter to avoid script injection. **Workarounds** Avoid using the HTML formatter on untrusted diffs, or sanitize/escape the rendered output.

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11 Sep 2025 06:30:23 UTC

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10 Sep 2026 03:50:27 UTC

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24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC

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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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