CVE-2025-9910 — jsondiffpatch
Fix: benjamine/jsondiffpatch@0e374b5CVE-2025-9910 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsondiffpatch. A fix is available for jsondiffpatch — see the affected versions and patch details below.
jsondiffpatch is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via HtmlFormatter::nodeBegin
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-9910.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
jsondiffpatchnpmDescription
Vulnerability in jsondiffpatch
Versions of jsondiffpatch prior to 0.7.2 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the HtmlFormatter (HtmlFormatter::nodeBegin). When diffs are rendered to HTML using the built-in formatter, untrusted payloads can inject scripts and execute in the context of a consuming web page.
Affected versions: >= 0, < 0.7.2 Patched version: 0.7.2
Remediation
Upgrade to jsondiffpatch 0.7.2 or later. The fix hardens the HTML formatter to avoid script injection.
Workarounds Avoid using the HTML formatter on untrusted diffs, or sanitize/escape the rendered output.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | jsondiffpatch | all versions | 0.7.2npm install jsondiffpatch@0.7.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for jsondiffpatch, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update jsondiffpatch to 0.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-9910 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-9910 in your dependencies?
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