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CVE-2026-30830: kepano defuddle · Cross-site Scripting

Affects kepano defuddleSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 2.1 Low : upgrade to 0.9.0 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.1Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.9.0
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/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade defuddle and kepano/defuddle to 0.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
kepanodefuddleAffected
  • <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0
GitHubkepano/defuddlepkg:github/kepano/defuddleOther threatsAffected
  • <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-30830, organizations should upgrade kepano defuddle to version 0.9.0 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, implement input validation and output encoding controls to ensure that any user-supplied data interpolated into HTML attributes is properly escaped, especially for characters like double quotes and angle brackets. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of potential XSS attacks. Additionally, review and sanitize all inputs processed by defuddle, particularly those that influence image src and alt attributes. Conduct security testing and code reviews focusing on HTML generation and input handling to detect similar injection flaws. Finally, educate developers and administrators about the risks of improper input neutralization and the importance of timely patching.

Description

Defuddle cleans up HTML pages. Prior to version 0.9.0, the _findContentBySchemaText method in src/defuddle.ts interpolates image src and alt attributes directly into an HTML string without escaping. An attacker can use a " in the alt attribute to break out of the attribute context and inject event handler. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.0.

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