2026-08-23 13:34CVE-2026-74793VulnCheck
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79

justhtml before 3.11.0 XSS via selectedcontent projection

justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.

Problem type

Affected products

EmilStenstrom

justhtml

< 3.11.0 - AFFECTED

3.11.0 - UNAFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-h7rw-29pr-mcj6

justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7rw-29pr-mcj6

justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-74793
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