Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in phoenixframework phoenix_html allows an attacker who controls attribute names to inject attributes and script into rendered HTML via Phoenix.HTML.attributes_escape/1.
attributes_escape/1 in lib/phoenix_html.ex escapes attribute values but not attribute names. key_escape/1 passes a binary key through html_escape, which neutralizes quotes and angle brackets but not whitespace, so a key such as x onmouseover ends the attribute and starts a new one. An atom key is only dasherized, so any character passes, including quotes and >. Nested data, aria and phx keys take the same paths. An application is affected when it builds attribute keys from untrusted input and renders them through HEEx <tag {@attrs}>, content_tag/3, or a direct call. Before 3.0.0 the same code lived in Phoenix.HTML.Tag.
This issue affects phoenix_html: from 1.0.0 before 3.3.5 and from 4.0.0 before 4.4.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phoenixframework | phoenix_html | 1.0.0 – < 3.3.5, 4.0.0 – < 4.4.0 | 3.3.5 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | phoenix_html | >= 1.0.0, < 3.3.5 · >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.0 | 3.3.5, 4.4.0 | EEF-CVE-2026-117645 |
References
- EEF CNA record for CVE-2026-117645 related third-party-advisory
- OSV record EEF-CVE-2026-117645 related
- Introducing commit 6ad3a1d in phoenixframework/phoenix_html related
- Fix commit d9e4e6b in phoenixframework/phoenix_html patch
- Fix commit a47dc89 in phoenixframework/phoenix_html patch