CVE-2026-86431 PUBLISHED

commonmark before 2.9.1 XSS via AttributesExtension form feed bypass

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 07.09.2026 Published: 07.09.2026 Updated: 07.09.2026

league/commonmark (thephpleague/commonmark) versions >= 2.7.0 and < 2.9.1 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the AttributesExtension. Prefixing an attribute name with a single U+000C form feed byte (e.g. {\x0Conclick="alert(1)"}) bypasses the AttributesHelper::filterAttributes() 'on*' event-handler filter because PHP's trim() does not strip U+000C, causing the attribute to be written verbatim into the output where browsers parse it as a genuine event handler. The same prefix also defeats the allow_unsafe_links check, allowing javascript: URIs through href/src attributes even when allow_unsafe_links is false. Exploitation requires processing untrusted Markdown with the AttributesExtension enabled; the injected script executes when the rendered HTML is viewed. Fixed in 2.9.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor thephpleague
Product commonmark
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.7.0 to 2.9.1 (excl.)
  • Version 2.9.1 is unaffected

Credits

  • StarPlatinu reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE