GHSA-jrc7-96c5-q579
MapLibre GL JS: XSS Sanitizer Bypass in DOM.sanitize() via Live NamedNodeMap Removal Skip
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | maplibre-gl | < 6.4.1 | 6.4.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
`DOM.sanitize()` in `src/util/dom.ts` iterated `elem.attributes` (a live `NamedNodeMap`) while calling `elem.removeAttribute()` in the same loop. Removing an attribute shifts subsequent attributes down by one index, causing the iterator to skip the adjacent attribute.
An attacker can provide an HTML payload with consecutive dangerous attributes (such as `<details open onload="1" ontoggle="...">`). The first attribute is stripped while the second survives and executes upon insertion into `innerHTML` via the attribution control without requiring user interaction (zero-click XSS).
Applications rendering untrusted/third-party style attribution strings or user-supplied custom attributions are impacted.
### Patches
The issue has been resolved by creating a static snapshot of attributes using `Array.from(elem.attributes)` before iteration. Please upgrade to `maplibre-gl` version **6.4.1** (or latest).
### Workarounds
Sanitizing the attribute field of a source before passing it down to maplibre
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/security/advisories/GHSA-jrc7-96c5-q579
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85061
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/8189
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/commit/1da69f3cd913a39fa948708e01478663bf48bc27
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/releases/tag/v6.4.1