Unhead Vulnerable to Bypass of URI Scheme Sanitization in makeTagSafe via Case-Sensitivity
The link.href check in makeTagSafe (safe.ts, line 68-71) uses String.includes(), which is case-sensitive:
if (key === 'href') {
if (val.includes('javascript:') || val.includes('data:')) {
return
}
next[key] = val
}
Browsers treat URI schemes case-insensitively. DATA:text/css,... is the same as data:text/css,... to the browser, but 'DATA:...'.includes('data:') returns false.
PoC
useHeadSafe({
link: [{
rel: 'stylesheet',
href: 'DATA:text/css,body{display:none}'
}]
})
SSR output:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="DATA:text/css,body{display:none}">
The browser loads this as a CSS stylesheet. An attacker can inject arbitrary CSS for UI redressing or data exfiltration via CSS attribute selectors with background-image callbacks.
Any case variation works: DATA:, Data:, dAtA:, JAVASCRIPT:, etc.
Suggested fix
if (key === 'href') {
const lower = val.toLowerCase()
if (lower.includes('javascript:') || lower.includes('data:')) {
return
}
next[key] = val
}
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | unhead | < 2.1.11 | 2.1.11 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
unhead- Disclosed
- 12.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5339-hvwr-7582 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: unhead
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
- 4
- First → latest
- 03.2026 04.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 2
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 4
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