ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Prior to sanitize-html 2.18.0, a non-default configuration that allows meta refresh elements and their http-equiv and content attributes can retain unsafe script or redirect destinations embedded in the refresh content value. This issue is fixed in sanitize-html 2.18.0.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cv27-6wvh-8x7j ApostropheCMS: Incomplete CVE-2026-53606: `meta http-equiv=refresh` `content` still ships `javascript:` / `data:` URLs
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html
Vendors & Products Apostrophecms
Apostrophecms apostrophecms
Apostrophecms sanitize-html

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Description ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Prior to sanitize-html 2.18.0, a non-default configuration that allows meta refresh elements and their http-equiv and content attributes can retain unsafe script or redirect destinations embedded in the refresh content value. This issue is fixed in sanitize-html 2.18.0.
Title ApostropheCMS: Incomplete CVE-2026-53606: `meta http-equiv=refresh` `content` still ships `javascript:` / `data:` URLs
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T15:53:24.980Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T14:27:46.641Z

Link: CVE-2026-113661

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T14:24:39.009Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-20T18:17:19.563

Modified: 2026-10-21T16:17:24.223

Link: CVE-2026-113661

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-20T17:11:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-113661 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T20:15:06Z

Weaknesses