GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3
svelte vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
An XSS vulnerability exists in Svelte 5.46.0-2 resulting from improper escaping of `hydratable` keys. If these keys incorporate untrusted user input, arbitrary JavaScript can be injected into server-rendered HTML.
## Details
When using the [`hydratable`](https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/hydratable) function, the first argument is used as a key to uniquely identify the data, such that the value is not regenerated in the browser.
This key is embedded into a `<script>` block in the server-rendered `<head>` without escaping unsafe characters. A malicious key can break out of the script context and inject arbitrary JavaScript into the HTML response.
## Impact
This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting applications that have the `experimental.async` flag enabled and use `hydratable` with keys incorporating untrusted user input.
- **Impact**: Arbitrary JS execution in the client’s browser.
- **Exploitability**: Remote, single-request if key is attacker-controlled.
- **Typical Outcomes**:
- Session/token theft
- DOM defacement
- CSRF bypass via injected JS
- Account takeover depending on cookie/session strategy
Affected applications should upgrade to a patched version immediately.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/security/advisories/GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15265
- https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/commit/ef81048e238844b729942441541d6dcfe6c8ccca
- https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/lydian
- https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte
- https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/releases/tag/svelte%405.46.4