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

May 14, 2026 (updated June 12, 2026)

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 output back to users.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpr9-rxv7-x643
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/8d4c882b4ed3a7ce802cd87f89f0c1cb7482b8c2
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/issues/5418
github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-rpr9-rxv7-x643
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44990

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