CWE-87 53 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax

Overview

CWE-87 (Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-55237 2026-06-18 AutoGPT is a workflow automation platform for creating, deploying, and managing continuous artificial intelligence agents. Versions prior to 0.6.62 have a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerab…
CVE-2026-46492 2026-06-09 md-fileserver allows for local viewing of markdown files in a browser. Prior to version 1.10.3, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the application’s Markdown rendering logic. When us…
CVE-2026-25688 2026-06-09 Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in Apache Answer. This issue affects Apache Answer: through 2.0.0. AI-generated response content was rendered in the browser without pro…
CVE-2026-45314 2026-05-15 Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.3, the channel webhook create/update flow accepts arbitrary profile_image_url values, in…
CVE-2026-42458 2026-05-15 Magento Long Term Support (LTS) is an unofficial, community-driven project provides an alternative to the Magento Community Edition e-commerce platform with a high level of backward compatibility. Pri…
CVE-2026-42235 2026-05-04 n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an unauthenticated attacker could register a malicious MCP OAuth client with a crafted client_name. …
CVE-2026-40321 2026-04-17 DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Prior to version 10.2.2, a user could upload a specially crafted SVG file that could inclu…
CVE-2025-14732 2026-04-07 The Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widget parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.35…
CVE-2026-22711 2026-04-07 Improper neutralization of alternate XSS syntax vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Wikilove Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).The issue has been remediated on the `master`…
CVE-2026-35534 2026-04-07 ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. Prior to 7.1.0, a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in PersonView.php due to incorrect use of sanitizeText() as an output sanitizer…
CVE-2026-33510 2026-04-06 Homarr is an open-source dashboard. Prior to 1.57.0, a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Homarr's /auth/login page. The application improperly trusts a URL para…
CVE-2026-34598 2026-04-02 YesWiki is a wiki system written in PHP. Prior to version 4.6.0, a stored and blind XSS vulnerability exists in the form title field. A malicious attacker can inject JavaScript without any authenticat…
CVE-2026-33506 2026-03-26 Ory Polis, formerly known as BoxyHQ Jackson, bridges or proxies a SAML login flow to OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect. Versions prior to 26.2.0 contain a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability …
CVE-2025-52563 2026-03-02 Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.30, there is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of the page parameter in the session/a…
CVE-2026-27120 2026-02-20 Leafkit is a templating language with Swift-inspired syntax. Prior to 1.4.1, htmlEscaped in leaf-kit will only escape html special characters if the extended grapheme clusters match, which allows bypa…
CVE-2025-65961 2025-11-25 Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, it is possible to inject code into the template output that will be executed in the browser in the …
CVE-2025-48076 2025-11-04 Galette is a membership management web application for non profit organizations. Versions 1.1.5.2 and below allow a user to edit a group name and insert an XSS payload. This issue is fixed in version …
CVE-2025-62418 2025-10-16 Bagisto is an open source laravel eCommerce platform. In Bagisto v2.3.7, the TinyMCE image upload functionality allows an attacker with sufficient privileges (e.g. admin) to upload a crafted SVG file …
CVE-2025-62415 2025-10-16 Bagisto is an open source laravel eCommerce platform. In Bagisto v2.3.7, the TinyMCE image upload functionality allows an attacker with sufficient privileges (e.g. admin) to upload a crafted HTML file…
CVE-2025-62414 2025-10-16 Bagisto is an open source laravel eCommerce platform. In Bagisto v2.3.7, the “Create New Customer” feature (in the admin panel) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). An attacker with access to …

Previous names

  • Alternate XSS Syntax (2008-09-09)
  • Failure to Sanitize Alternate XSS Syntax (2010-06-21)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Sean Eidemiller 1.0 added/updated demonstrative examples
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Name, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2009-07-27 CWE Content Team 1.5 updated Related_Attack_Patterns
2010-06-21 CWE Content Team 1.9 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Name, Potential_Mitigations
2010-12-13 CWE Content Team 1.11 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Potential_Mitigations
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2017-05-03 CWE Content Team 2.11 updated Potential_Mitigations
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2020-06-25 CWE Content Team 4.1 updated Potential_Mitigations
2021-03-15 CWE Content Team 4.4 updated Demonstrative_Examples
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
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