CVE-2026-86431

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
thephpleaguecommonmark2.7.0 < 2.9.1affected
thephpleaguecommonmark2.9.1unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References