Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-44990
PublishedApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Under the default configuration, versions of `sanitize-html` prior to 2.17.4 can turn attacker-controlled content inside a disallowed `xmp` element into live HTML or JavaScript. This is a sanitizer bypass in the default `disallowedTagsMode: 'discard'` path and can lead to stored XSS in applications that render sanitized output back to users. Version 2.17.4 patches the issue.
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- 12 Jun 2026 20:39:47 UTC
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- 10 Sep 2026 12:05:09 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N