Description
Serialize JavaScript serializes JavaScript values to a superset of JSON that includes regular expressions and functions. Prior to 7.1.3, the function-source escaping logic does not neutralize a bare closing-script prefix when attacker-influenced function source text ends exactly at that prefix. Because each function body is escaped independently, a delimiter supplied by surrounding serialized output can terminate an HTML script element, and a later serialized value supplies injected markup that becomes a live element in the page. Exploitation requires control of a serialized function's source text, such as through a spoofed toString(). This issue is fixed in version 7.1.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yahoo | serialize-javascript | < 7.1.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | grafana12.4 | 12.4.13-0.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:93601 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | agama-web-ui | 25+475.275dd4727-56.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12424-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-tensorboard | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | argo-workflows-ui-4.0 | 4.0.15-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3 | 3.9.0-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tileserver-gl | 5.7.0-r1 | — |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:93601 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12424-1 agama-web-ui-25+475.275dd4727-56.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 6, 2026
References
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-m5mm-p8h7-m29v
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/pull/235
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/commit/2864b3c6260a3bfd52d2db3e70d1a079de108a61
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/releases/tag/v7.1.3