Description
serialize-javascript from 7.0.1 before 7.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to break out of HTML script elements by ending serialized function source text with an unescaped </script. Attackers controlling a function's source via a spoofed toString() can combine surrounding output delimiters and later values to inject live markup such as img onerror handlers.
Published: 2026-10-23
Score: 2.3 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description serialize-javascript from 7.0.1 before 7.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to break out of HTML script elements by ending serialized function source text with an unescaped </script. Attackers controlling a function's source via a spoofed toString() can combine surrounding output delimiters and later values to inject live markup such as img onerror handlers.
Title serialize-javascript 7.0.1 before 7.1.3 XSS via unescaped </script in function body
First Time appeared Yahoo
Yahoo serialize Javascript
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:serialize_javascript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Yahoo
Yahoo serialize Javascript
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': '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'}


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Yahoo Serialize Javascript
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T14:58:11.402Z

Reserved: 2026-10-23T13:16:42.305Z

Link: CVE-2026-115754

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T14:17:52.590

Modified: 2026-10-23T14:17:52.590

Link: CVE-2026-115754

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')