2.1
LOW CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-30830
Defuddle: XSS via unescaped string interpolation in _findContentBySchemaText image tag
Description

Defuddle cleans up HTML pages. Prior to version 0.9.0, the _findContentBySchemaText method in src/defuddle.ts interpolates image src and alt attributes directly into an HTML string without escaping. An attacker can use a " in the alt attribute to break out of the attribute context and inject event handler. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update Defuddle to version 0.9.0 or later to fix HTML injection vulnerability.
  • Update Defuddle to version 0.9.0 or later.
  • Ensure proper escaping of HTML attributes.
  • Validate user-supplied input for safety.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/commit/f154cb740ee603431b69638273af737a27156df9
https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/security/advisories/GHSA-5mq8-78gm-pjmq
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Defuddle cleans up HTML pages. Prior to version 0.9.0, the _findContentBySchemaText method in src/defuddle.ts interpolates image src and alt attributes directly into an HTML string without escaping. An attacker can use a " in the alt attribute to break out of the attribute context and inject event handler. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/commit/f154cb740ee603431b69638273af737a27156df9
    Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/security/advisories/GHSA-5mq8-78gm-pjmq
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
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