CVE-2026-61824
Defuddle: XSS via unescaped attribute interpolation in site extractors
Description
Defuddle cleans up HTML pages. Prior to 0.19.1, site extractors interpolate page-derived image alt and src values, og:image values, and video descriptions into HTML strings without context-appropriate escaping, and buildExtractorResponse() returns this contentHtml without the main pipeline's DOM-based sanitization. The affected paths include src/extractors/x-article.ts, src/extractors/substack.ts, and src/extractors/youtube.ts. A malicious page or attacker-controlled content on a matching domain can inject event-handler attributes or javascript URLs that execute when a victim or downstream application renders the extracted HTML. This issue is fixed in version 0.19.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Defuddle to version 0.19.1.
- Ensure proper HTML sanitization for extracted content.
- Review and sanitize image alt, src, and video descriptions.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'kepano', 'product': 'defuddle', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 0.19.1'}]}] Added Description Defuddle cleans up HTML pages. Prior to 0.19.1, site extractors interpolate page-derived image alt and src values, og:image values, and video descriptions into HTML strings without context-appropriate escaping, and buildExtractorResponse() returns this contentHtml without the main pipeline's DOM-based sanitization. The affected paths include src/extractors/x-article.ts, src/extractors/substack.ts, and src/extractors/youtube.ts. A malicious page or attacker-controlled content on a matching domain can inject event-handler attributes or javascript URLs that execute when a victim or downstream application renders the extracted HTML. This issue is fixed in version 0.19.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added CWE CWE-116 Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/commit/baf2eaef61d334ef595b28c89e5c5e89e52daf7f Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/pull/326 Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/releases/tag/0.19.1 Added Reference https://github.com/kepano/defuddle/security/advisories/GHSA-jg4p-g6xj-4qmf