CVE-2026-3455
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CVE-2026-3455 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Versions of the package mailparser before 3.9.3 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the textToHtml() function due to the improper sanitisation of URLs in the email content. An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers by adding extra quote " to the URL with embedded malicious JavaScript code.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Versions of the package mailparser before 3.9.3 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the textToHtml() function due to the improper sanitisation of URLs in the email content. An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers by adding extra quote " to the URL with embedded malicious JavaScript code.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nodemailer | Mailparser | < 3.9.3 |
References
- https://gist.github.com/hayageek/7fcb225e3b1ea9a341d560403fbb585aExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nodemailer/mailparser/issues/412Issue Tracking
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MAILPARSER-15204032Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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