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GHSA-gj48-438w-jh9v: Bleach clean() / Cleaner() fails to sanitize dangerous URI schemes in allowed formaction attributes

June 16, 2026

Bleach clean() / Cleaner() fails to sanitize dangerous URI schemes in allowed formaction attributes.

Bleach applies URI protocol sanitization only to attributes listed in attr_val_is_uri. While URI-bearing attributes such as action, href, src, and poster are included in that set, formaction is not. As a result, if a downstream application explicitly allows formaction on submit-capable controls in untrusted HTML, Bleach preserves dangerous values such as javascript:alert(1) instead of stripping them.

This can lead to submit-triggered JavaScript execution in applications that rely on Bleach to sanitize untrusted HTML and allow the relevant tag/attribute combination.


References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gj48-438w-jh9v
  • github.com/mozilla/bleach/releases/tag/v6.4.0
  • github.com/mozilla/bleach/security/advisories/GHSA-gj48-438w-jh9v

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.4.0

Fixed versions

  • 6.4.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.4.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

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

Source file

pypi/bleach/GHSA-gj48-438w-jh9v.yml

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