GHSA-GW32-9RMW-QWWW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-16 21:02 – Updated: 2026-01-16 21:02
VLAI?
Summary
svelte is vulnerable to XSS with textarea bind:value
Details
Summary
A server-side rendered <textarea> with two-way bound value does not have its value correctly escaped in the rendered HTML.
Details
In SSR, <textarea bind:value={...}> does not have its value escaped when it is rendered into the HTML as <textarea>...</textarea>.
PoC
Put this in a server-side-rendered Svelte component:
<script>
let value = `test'"></textarea><script` + `>alert('BIM');</sc` + `ript>`;
</script>
<textarea bind:value />
Impact
- Only affects SSR
- Needs a
<textarea bind:value>filled by user content via two-way binding
Severity ?
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "svelte"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.59.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-79"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-16T21:02:56Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Summary\n\nA server-side rendered `\u003ctextarea\u003e` with two-way bound value does not have its value correctly escaped in the rendered HTML.\n\n### Details\n\nIn SSR, `\u003ctextarea bind:value={...}\u003e` does not have its value escaped when it is rendered into the HTML as `\u003ctextarea\u003e...\u003c/textarea\u003e`.\n\n### PoC\n\nPut this in a server-side-rendered Svelte component:\n\n```\n\u003cscript\u003e\n let value = `test\u0027\"\u003e\u003c/textarea\u003e\u003cscript` + `\u003ealert(\u0027BIM\u0027);\u003c/sc` + `ript\u003e`;\n\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\u003ctextarea bind:value /\u003e\n```\n\n### Impact\n\n- Only affects SSR\n- Needs a `\u003ctextarea bind:value\u003e` filled by user content via two-way binding",
"id": "GHSA-gw32-9rmw-qwww",
"modified": "2026-01-16T21:02:56Z",
"published": "2026-01-16T21:02:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/security/advisories/GHSA-gw32-9rmw-qwww"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/commit/a31dec5eb30978cff7ff4d77f4bf316841f711bc"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "svelte is vulnerable to XSS with textarea bind:value"
}
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Nomenclature
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