league/commonmark contains a XSS vulnerability in Attributes extension
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Attributes extension of the league/commonmark library (versions 1.5.0 through 2.6.x) allows remote attackers to insert malicious JavaScript calls into HTML.
Details
The league/commonmark library provides configuration options such as html_input: 'strip' and allow_unsafe_links: false to mitigate cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by stripping raw HTML and disallowing unsafe links. However, when the Attributes Extension is enabled, it introduces a way for users to inject arbitrary HTML attributes into elements via Markdown syntax using curly braces.
As a result, even with the secure configuration shown above, an attacker can inject dangerous attributes into applications using this extension via a payload such as:
![](){onerror=alert(1)}Which results in the following HTML:
<p><img onerror="alert(1)" src="" alt="" /></p>Which causes the JS to execute immediately on page load.
Patches
Version 2.7.0 contains three changes to prevent this XSS attack vector:
- All attributes starting with
onare considered unsafe and blocked by default - Support for an explicit allowlist of allowed HTML attributes
- Manually-added
hrefandsrcattributes now respect the existingallow_unsafe_linksconfiguration option
Workarounds
If upgrading is not feasible, please consider:
- Disabling the
AttributesExtensionfor untrusted users - Filtering the rendered HTML through a library like HTMLPurifier
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de Composer | league/commonmark | >= 1.5.0, < 2.7.0 | 2.7.0 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-79- Plataforma
- Composer
- Paquete
league/commonmark- Publicada
- 05.05.2025
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3527-qv2q-pfvx - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: league/commonmark
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- Entradas en total
- 18
- Primera → última
- 09.2019 09.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Alta 10
- Media 8
Divulgaciones por año
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 14
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