GHSA-q76j-gcg9-vxc6
GHSA-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in github.com/gohugoio/hugo. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Hugo: XSS via unescaped code-fence language in default code block renderer
Blast Radius
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Description
Hugo's default code-block renderer wrote the Markdown code-fence language / info-string into the <code class="language-…" data-lang="…"> wrapper without HTML escaping. A fence info-string containing a quote and a <script> payload breaks out of the attribute and injects a live script element.
This is not an issue if you fully trust every file under /content and every content adapter you load.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/gohugoio/hugo | ≥ 0.60.0&&< 0.163.3 | 0.163.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/gohugoio/hugo. 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 github.com/gohugoio/hugo to 0.163.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 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-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 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-q76j-gcg9-vxc6. 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-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-q76j-gcg9-vxc6 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.