CVE-2026-30830: kepano defuddle · Cross-site Scripting
Affects kepano defuddleSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 2.1 Low : upgrade to 0.9.0 as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- 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:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kepanodefuddle | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubkepano/defuddlepkg:github/kepano/defuddleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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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.