CVE-2026-44990 Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`

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...

CVE-2026-44990 Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`

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...

Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`

Summary Under the default configuration, sanitize-html 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...

PT-2026-41152

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sanitize-html version 2.17.3 Description A sanitizer bypass exists in the default configuration where the disallowedTagsMode: 'discard' path fails to properly handle the xmp element. Because xmp is not included in the nonTextTags list, its...