CVE-2026-84371

ApostropheCMS: Stored XSS via SVG SMIL URI-list scheme-policy bypass

Published Sep 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. From version 1.9.0 until version 2.17.7, packages/sanitize-html/index.js validates an animation value attribute as one flat URL and does not recognize that attributeName selecting href or xlink:href gives the sibling values, from, to, or by attribute SVG SMIL URL semantics. In configurations that allow the animate, animateColor, animateMotion, animateTransform, or set elements, a values list can begin with a safe fragment and contain a later executable destination that survives allowedSchemesAppliedToAttributes checking. When the sanitized SVG is rendered, the browser can copy that later destination into the live link, and a victim who activates the link can execute script in the application's origin. This issue is fixed in version 2.17.7.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g8qq-57p8-ggw5 ApostropheCMS: Stored XSS via SVG SMIL URI-list scheme-policy bypass
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms apostrophecms
Vendors & Products Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms apostrophecms
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. From version 1.9.0 until version 2.17.7, packages/sanitize-html/index.js validates an animation value attribute as one flat URL and does not recognize that attributeName selecting href or xlink:href gives the sibling values, from, to, or by attribute SVG SMIL URL semantics. In configurations that allow the animate, animateColor, animateMotion, animateTransform, or set elements, a values list can begin with a safe fragment and contain a later executable destination that survives allowedSchemesAppliedToAttributes checking. When the sanitized SVG is rendered, the browser can copy that later destination into the live link, and a victim who activates the link can execute script in the application's origin. This issue is fixed in version 2.17.7.
Title ApostropheCMS: Stored XSS via SVG SMIL URI-list scheme-policy bypass
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 2, 2026, 4:02 PM
Reserved
Sep 1, 2026, 4:27 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 1, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 9:09 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 1, 2026, 8:51 PM