CVE-2026-63670 (GCVE-0-2026-63670)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-17 19:49 – Updated: 2026-08-18 18:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ApostropheCMS: Mutation-XSS / allowedTags bypass via literal `</textarea/>` solidus close
Summary
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 2.17.6, sanitizeHtml() can pass disallowed executable markup through packages/sanitize-html/index.js when textarea or xmp is included in allowedTags because a literal solidus after the raw-text end-tag name is treated as text by htmlparser2 and the ontext handler emits that content without escaping, while a browser parses the following img onerror markup as active HTML. This issue is fixed in version 2.17.6.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 18:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/secur… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/pull/5501 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commi… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apostrophecms | apostrophe |
Affected:
< 2.17.6
|
guessed |
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