Nokogiri: Mutation XSS through `noscript` content in Nokogiri's HTML5 serializer
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-126063 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-10 21:19:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-10 21:19:23 UTC |
| Description | Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. From 1.12.0 until 1.19.5, the C extension on CRuby and TruffleRuby has a Nokogiri::HTML5 serializer that does not escape text inside noscript elements or angle brackets inside attribute values. When an application sanitizes untrusted HTML with the default parsing options, allows noscript, and sends serialized output to a scripting-enabled browser, the browser can parse markup that Nokogiri did not produce, enabling mutation cross-site scripting. Using parse_noscript_content_as_text: true is the recommended workaround, not the vulnerable default. JRuby is not affected because it does not implement Nokogiri::HTML5. This issue is fixed in version 1.19.5. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.3 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-116 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation | CWE-116 CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 2.3 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 2.3 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
PassiveConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
LowSub Integrity
LowSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Sparklemotion | Nokogiri | affected >= 1.12.0, < 1.19.5 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/3e84df6ff7ab4d78f446e3a415430bd... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-4p39-36wj-23h4 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.19.5 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/c6c0bffbdcd194694995acafeeed273... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/pull/3752 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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