'Elixir.Earmark.Transform':_make_att1/2 in lib/earmark/transform.ex splices attribute values verbatim between two literal " bytes: [" ", name, "=\"", value, "\""]. Text nodes are routed through the existing escape function which encodes " as ", but attribute values never visit that path. A markdown link whose URL or title contains a bare " closes the attribute early and lets the trailing bytes be parsed by the browser as fresh HTML attributes. For example, [click](http://example.com/?a=x" onerror="alert(1)) renders as <a href="http://example.com/?a=x" onerror="alert(1)">click</a>, executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
The earmark library is no longer maintained and has been retired on Hex. No patched version will be released. All releases from 1.4.1 onward are affected, and users should migrate to a maintained Markdown library such as MDEx.
This issue affects earmark from 1.4.1 onward.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-52mm-h59v-f3c7 | earmark: Stored XSS via unescaped HTML attribute values |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
Migrate to a maintained Markdown library such as MDEx (https://hex.pm/packages/mdex). The earmark package has been retired on Hex and no patched release will be made.
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page vulnerability in pragdave earmark allows stored cross-site scripting via unescaped HTML attribute values. 'Elixir.Earmark.Transform':_make_att1/2 in lib/earmark/transform.ex splices attribute values verbatim between two literal " bytes: [" ", name, "=\"", value, "\""]. Text nodes are routed through the existing escape function which encodes " as ", but attribute values never visit that path. A markdown link whose URL or title contains a bare " closes the attribute early and lets the trailing bytes be parsed by the browser as fresh HTML attributes. For example, [click](http://example.com/?a=x" onerror="alert(1)) renders as <a href="http://example.com/?a=x" onerror="alert(1)">click</a>, executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. The earmark library is no longer maintained and has been retired on Hex. No patched version will be released. All releases from 1.4.1 onward are affected, and users should migrate to a maintained Markdown library such as MDEx. This issue affects earmark from 1.4.1 onward. | |
| Title | Stored XSS via unescaped HTML attribute values in earmark | |
| First Time appeared |
Pragdave
Pragdave earmark |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-83 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:pragdave:earmark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Pragdave
Pragdave earmark |
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| References |
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| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: EEF
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-18T04:45:59.864Z
Reserved: 2026-05-22T09:36:56.834Z
Link: CVE-2026-48591
Updated: 2026-06-17T18:25:50.701Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-18T20:30:05Z
Github GHSA