GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8
GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in typo3/html-sanitizer. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
TYPO3 HTML Sanitizer allows Cross-site Scripting
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Description
Namespace attributes are not encoded correctly during HTML serialization. This allows bypassing the cross-site scripting prevention mechanism of typo3/html-sanitizer before version 2.3.2.
Credits to Doyensec in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research for reporting this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/html-sanitizer | all versions | 2.3.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for typo3/html-sanitizer. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update typo3/html-sanitizer to 2.3.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-p5j5-4j3q-8mq8 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.