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2 vulnerabilities found for absinthe_plug by absinthe-graphql

CVE-2026-42794 (GCVE-0-2026-42794)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-05-08 15:42 – Updated: 2026-05-16 10:21
VLAI
Title
Reflected XSS via backslash bypass in GraphiQL js_escape in absinthe_plug
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS) vulnerability in absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug allows reflected cross-site scripting via the GraphiQL interface. 'Elixir.Absinthe.Plug.GraphiQL':js_escape/1 in lib/absinthe/plug/graphiql.ex escapes single quotes and newlines in the query GET parameter before embedding it in an inline JavaScript string, but does not escape backslashes. An attacker can bypass the escaping by prefixing a quote with a backslash (e.g. \'), breaking out of the string context and executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This issue affects absinthe_plug: from 1.2.0 before 1.5.10.
Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
EEF
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug Affected: 1.2.0 , < 1.5.10 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe_plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug Affected: 26241817cb4b9be4de3f5972c5fba3d36de3d713 , < 23a0d5658d32420086711adf4ce8f05febb09963 (git)
    cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe_plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
40826d Bryan A. Enders Leandro Moreno Ben Wilson
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CVE-2026-42794 (GCVE-0-2026-42794)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-08 15:42 – Updated: 2026-05-16 10:21
VLAI
Title
Reflected XSS via backslash bypass in GraphiQL js_escape in absinthe_plug
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS) vulnerability in absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug allows reflected cross-site scripting via the GraphiQL interface. 'Elixir.Absinthe.Plug.GraphiQL':js_escape/1 in lib/absinthe/plug/graphiql.ex escapes single quotes and newlines in the query GET parameter before embedding it in an inline JavaScript string, but does not escape backslashes. An attacker can bypass the escaping by prefixing a quote with a backslash (e.g. \'), breaking out of the string context and executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This issue affects absinthe_plug: from 1.2.0 before 1.5.10.
Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
EEF
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug Affected: 1.2.0 , < 1.5.10 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe_plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug Affected: 26241817cb4b9be4de3f5972c5fba3d36de3d713 , < 23a0d5658d32420086711adf4ce8f05febb09963 (git)
    cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe_plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
40826d Bryan A. Enders Leandro Moreno Ben Wilson
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