GHSA-x8qp-wqqm-57ph
vue-i18n's escapeParameterHtml does not prevent DOM-based XSS through its tag attributes
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vue-i18n | >= 9.0.0, < 9.14.5 | 9.14.5 |
| npm | vue-i18n | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | 10.0.8 |
| npm | vue-i18n | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10 | 11.1.10 |
| npm | @intlify/core | >= 9.0.0, < 9.14.5 | 9.14.5 |
| npm | @intlify/core | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | 10.0.8 |
| npm | @intlify/core | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10 | 11.1.10 |
| npm | @intlify/core-base | >= 9.0.0, < 9.14.5 | 9.14.5 |
| npm | @intlify/core-base | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | 10.0.8 |
| npm | @intlify/core-base | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10 | 11.1.10 |
| npm | @intlify/vue-i18n-core | >= 9.2.0, < 9.14.5 | 9.14.5 |
| npm | @intlify/vue-i18n-core | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | 10.0.8 |
| npm | @intlify/vue-i18n-core | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10 | 11.1.10 |
| npm | petite-vue-i18n | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.8 | 10.0.8 |
| npm | petite-vue-i18n | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.10 | 11.1.10 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
The escapeParameterHtml: true option in Vue I18n is designed to protect against HTML/script injection by escaping interpolated parameters. However, this setting fails to prevent execution of certain tag-based payloads, such as `<img src=x onerror=...>`, if the interpolated value is inserted inside an HTML context using v-html.
This may lead to a DOM-based XSS vulnerability, even when using escapeParameterHtml: true, if a translation string includes minor HTML and is rendered via v-html.
### Details
When escapeParameterHtml: true is enabled, it correctly escapes common injection points.
However, it does not sanitize entire attribute contexts, which can be used as XSS vectors via:
`<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>
`
### PoC
In your Vue I18n configuration:
```
const i18n = createI18n({
escapeParameterHtml: true,
messages: {
en: {
vulnerable: 'Caution: <img src=x onerror="{payload}">'
}
}
});
```
Use this interpolated payload:
`const payload = '<script>alert("xss")</script>';`
Render the translation using v-html (even not using v-html):
`<p v-html="$t('vulnerable', { payload })"></p>
`
Expected: escaped content should render as text, not execute.
Actual: script executes in some environments (or the payload is partially parsed as HTML).
### Impact
This creates a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability despite enabling a security option (escapeParameterHtml) .
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/security/advisories/GHSA-x8qp-wqqm-57ph
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53892
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/pull/2229
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/pull/2230
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/commit/49f982443ab8fd94ecc427b265ce97d57df94d7e
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/commit/a47099619fb9b256e86341a8658ebe72e92ab099
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/releases/tag/v10.0.8
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/releases/tag/v11.1.10
- https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n/releases/tag/v9.14.5