@sveltejs/kit has unescaped error message included on error page
Summary
The static error.html template for errors contains placeholders that are replaced without escaping the content first.
Details
From https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/errors:
error.html is the page that is rendered when everything else fails. It can contain the following placeholders: %sveltekit.status% — the HTTP status %sveltekit.error.message% — the error message
This leads to possible injection if an app explicitly creates an error with a message that contains user controlled content that ends up being something like this inside a server handle function:
error(500, '<script>alert("boom")</script>');Uncaught errors cannot be exploited like this, as they always render the message "Internal error".
Escaping the message string in the function that creates the html output can be done to improve safety for applications that are using custom errors on the server.
PoC
None provided
Impact
Only applications where user provided input is used in the Error message will be vulnerable, so the vast majority of applications will not be vulnerable
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | @sveltejs/kit | < 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 |
References
- https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/security/advisories/GHSA-mh2x-fcqh-fmqv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53262
- https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13050
- https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/commit/134e36343ef57ed7e6e2b3bb9e7f05ad37865794
- https://github.com/sveltejs/kit
- https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/releases/tag/%40sveltejs%2Fkit%402.8.3
- https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/errors
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
@sveltejs/kit- Disclosed
- 25.11.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mh2x-fcqh-fmqv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: @sveltejs/kit
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 17
- First → latest
- 04.2023 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 6
- Medium 8
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 11
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