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CVE-2026-44990 CRITICAL

Published: 2026-06-12 | Last Modified: 2026-06-12 | Status: Received

Description

ApostropheCMS 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.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 9.3 (CRITICAL)

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

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Impact Score: 5.8

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-79
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