CVE-2026-31860

Unhead has a XSS bypass in `useHeadSafe` via attribute name injection and case-sensitive protocol check

Published Mar 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Unhead is a document head and template manager. Prior to 2.1.11, useHeadSafe() can be bypassed to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including event handlers, into SSR-rendered <head> tags. This is the composable that Nuxt docs recommend for safely handling user-generated content. The acceptDataAttrs function (safe.ts, line 16-20) allows any property key starting with data- through to the final HTML. It only checks the prefix, not whether the key contains spaces or other characters that break HTML attribute parsing. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.11.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g5xx-pwrp-g3fv Unhead has XSS bypass in `useHeadSafe` via attribute name injection and case-sensitive protocol check
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:unjs:unhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Unjs
Unjs unhead
Vendors & Products Unjs
Unjs unhead
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Description Unhead is a document head and template manager. Prior to 2.1.11, useHeadSafe() can be bypassed to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including event handlers, into SSR-rendered <head> tags. This is the composable that Nuxt docs recommend for safely handling user-generated content. The acceptDataAttrs function (safe.ts, line 16-20) allows any property key starting with data- through to the final HTML. It only checks the prefix, not whether the key contains spaces or other characters that break HTML attribute parsing. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.11.
Title Unhead has a XSS bypass in `useHeadSafe` via attribute name injection and case-sensitive protocol check
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 13, 2026, 4:26 PM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2026, 7:02 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 12, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:34 AM