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.
Published: 2026-06-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rpr9-rxv7-x643 Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`
History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html
Vendors & Products Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Apostrophecms Sanitize-html
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-15T13:04:56.814Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T16:23:33.265Z

Link: CVE-2026-44990

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T13:04:52.492Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-12T21:16:22.447

Modified: 2026-06-15T20:54:05.470

Link: CVE-2026-44990

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-12T20:39:47Z

Links: CVE-2026-44990 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T23:00:08Z

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