GHSA-6738-R8G5-QWP3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-15 20:13 – Updated: 2026-01-15 22:34
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Summary
svelte vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Details

Summary

An XSS vulnerability exists in Svelte 5.46.0-2 resulting from improper escaping of hydratable keys. If these keys incorporate untrusted user input, arbitrary JavaScript can be injected into server-rendered HTML.

Details

When using the hydratable function, the first argument is used as a key to uniquely identify the data, such that the value is not regenerated in the browser.

This key is embedded into a <script> block in the server-rendered <head> without escaping unsafe characters. A malicious key can break out of the script context and inject arbitrary JavaScript into the HTML response.

Impact

This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting applications that have the experimental.async flag enabled and use hydratable with keys incorporating untrusted user input.

  • Impact: Arbitrary JS execution in the client’s browser.
  • Exploitability: Remote, single-request if key is attacker-controlled.
  • Typical Outcomes:
  • Session/token theft
  • DOM defacement
  • CSRF bypass via injected JS
  • Account takeover depending on cookie/session strategy

Affected applications should upgrade to a patched version immediately.

Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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  "aliases": [
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-15T20:13:33Z",
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  "details": "## Summary\n\nAn XSS vulnerability exists in Svelte 5.46.0-2 resulting from improper escaping of `hydratable` keys. If these keys incorporate untrusted user input, arbitrary JavaScript can be injected into server-rendered HTML.\n\n## Details\n\nWhen using the [`hydratable`](https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/hydratable) function, the first argument is used as a key to uniquely identify the data, such that the value is not regenerated in the browser.\n\nThis key is embedded into a `\u003cscript\u003e` block in the server-rendered `\u003chead\u003e` without escaping unsafe characters. A malicious key can break out of the script context and inject arbitrary JavaScript into the HTML response.\n\n## Impact\n\nThis is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting applications that have the `experimental.async` flag enabled and use `hydratable` with keys incorporating untrusted user input. \n\n- **Impact**: Arbitrary JS execution in the client\u2019s browser.\n- **Exploitability**: Remote, single-request if key is attacker-controlled.\n- **Typical Outcomes**:\n  - Session/token theft\n  - DOM defacement\n  - CSRF bypass via injected JS\n  - Account takeover depending on cookie/session strategy\n\nAffected applications should upgrade to a patched version immediately.",
  "id": "GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3",
  "modified": "2026-01-15T22:34:22Z",
  "published": "2026-01-15T20:13:33Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15265"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/commit/ef81048e238844b729942441541d6dcfe6c8ccca"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/lydian"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/releases/tag/svelte%405.46.4"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "svelte vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting"
}


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