GHSA-JRC7-96C5-Q579

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 20:50 – Updated: 2026-09-08 20:50
VLAI
Summary
MapLibre GL JS: XSS Sanitizer Bypass in DOM.sanitize() via Live NamedNodeMap Removal Skip
Details

Impact

DOM.sanitize() in src/util/dom.ts iterated elem.attributes (a live NamedNodeMap) while calling elem.removeAttribute() in the same loop. Removing an attribute shifts subsequent attributes down by one index, causing the iterator to skip the adjacent attribute.

An attacker can provide an HTML payload with consecutive dangerous attributes (such as <details open onload="1" ontoggle="...">). The first attribute is stripped while the second survives and executes upon insertion into innerHTML via the attribution control without requiring user interaction (zero-click XSS).

Applications rendering untrusted/third-party style attribution strings or user-supplied custom attributions are impacted.

Patches

The issue has been resolved by creating a static snapshot of attributes using Array.from(elem.attributes) before iteration. Please upgrade to maplibre-gl version 6.4.1 (or latest).

Workarounds

Sanitizing the attribute field of a source before passing it down to maplibre

Show details on source website

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 6.4.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "maplibre-gl"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.4.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-85061"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-08T20:50:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-03T21:17:23Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n`DOM.sanitize()` in `src/util/dom.ts` iterated `elem.attributes` (a live `NamedNodeMap`) while calling `elem.removeAttribute()` in the same loop. Removing an attribute shifts subsequent attributes down by one index, causing the iterator to skip the adjacent attribute.\n\nAn attacker can provide an HTML payload with consecutive dangerous attributes (such as `\u003cdetails open onload=\"1\" ontoggle=\"...\"\u003e`). The first attribute is stripped while the second survives and executes upon insertion into `innerHTML` via the attribution control without requiring user interaction (zero-click XSS).\n\nApplications rendering untrusted/third-party style attribution strings or user-supplied custom attributions are impacted.\n\n### Patches\nThe issue has been resolved by creating a static snapshot of attributes using `Array.from(elem.attributes)` before iteration. Please upgrade to `maplibre-gl` version **6.4.1** (or latest).\n\n### Workarounds\nSanitizing the attribute field of a source before passing it down to maplibre",
  "id": "GHSA-jrc7-96c5-q579",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T20:50:47Z",
  "published": "2026-09-08T20:50:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc7-96c5-q579"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85061"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/8189"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/commit/1da69f3cd913a39fa948708e01478663bf48bc27"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/releases/tag/v6.4.1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MapLibre GL JS: XSS Sanitizer Bypass in DOM.sanitize() via Live NamedNodeMap Removal Skip"
}



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