CVE-2026-8630
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
justhtml before 1.12.0 (versions <= 1.11.0) contains a mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability in the serialization of raw-text elements such as <style> and <script>. When a DOM tree is processed by sanitize_dom() using a custom policy that keeps these elements, text nodes inside them are serialized literally without escaping, allowing attacker-controlled text containing the matching closing tag sequence to break out of the raw-text context and inject arbitrary HTML into the serialized output. The default sanitization policy is not affected because it drops the contents of style and script.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–6.1
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- GHSA-qvc2-mg72-jjhxJustHTML Affected by Mutation XSS via Literal Text Serialization in Raw Text Elements (style/script)2026-03-18ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Sanitized DOM trees can be unsafe to serialize when a custom policy allows raw-text elements such as `<style>` or `<script>`. The issue affects DOM trees that are constructed or modified programmatically and then passed through `sanitize_dom()` with a policy that keeps these elements. Text nodes inside `<style>` and `<script>` are serialized literally, so attacker-controlled text containing the matching closing tag sequence can break out of the raw-text context and inject HTML into the serialized output. The default sanitization policy is not affected because it drops the contents of `style` and `script`. ## Details The root cause is in HTML serialization of raw-text elements. In serialize.py, text children of `script` and `style` are emitted verbatim: ```python _LITERAL_TEXT_SERIALIZATION_ELEMENTS = frozenset({"script", "style"}) def _serialize_text_for_parent(text: str | None, parent_name: str | None) -> str: if not text: return "" if parent_name in _LITERAL_TEXT_SERIALIZATION_ELEMENTS: return text return _escape_text(text)
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