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GHSA-x8qp-wqqm-57ph

vue-i18n's escapeParameterHtml does not prevent DOM-based XSS through its tag attributes

Quick fix

GHSA-x8qp-wqqm-57ph — vue-i18n: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install vue-i18n@9.14.5

Details

### 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) .

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Affected packages

npm/vue-i18n
Introduced in: 9.0.0Fixed in: 9.14.5
Fixnpm install vue-i18n@9.14.5
npm/vue-i18n
Introduced in: 10.0.0Fixed in: 10.0.8
Fixnpm install vue-i18n@10.0.8
npm/vue-i18n
Introduced in: 11.0.0Fixed in: 11.1.10
Fixnpm install vue-i18n@11.1.10
npm/@intlify/core
Introduced in: 9.0.0Fixed in: 9.14.5
Fixnpm install @intlify/core@9.14.5
npm/@intlify/core
Introduced in: 10.0.0Fixed in: 10.0.8
Fixnpm install @intlify/core@10.0.8
npm/@intlify/core
Introduced in: 11.0.0Fixed in: 11.1.10
Fixnpm install @intlify/core@11.1.10
npm/@intlify/core-base
Introduced in: 9.0.0Fixed in: 9.14.5
Fixnpm install @intlify/core-base@9.14.5
npm/@intlify/core-base
Introduced in: 10.0.0Fixed in: 10.0.8
Fixnpm install @intlify/core-base@10.0.8
npm/@intlify/core-base
Introduced in: 11.0.0Fixed in: 11.1.10
Fixnpm install @intlify/core-base@11.1.10
npm/@intlify/vue-i18n-core
Introduced in: 9.2.0Fixed in: 9.14.5
Fixnpm install @intlify/vue-i18n-core@9.14.5
npm/@intlify/vue-i18n-core
Introduced in: 10.0.0Fixed in: 10.0.8
Fixnpm install @intlify/vue-i18n-core@10.0.8
npm/@intlify/vue-i18n-core
Introduced in: 11.0.0Fixed in: 11.1.10
Fixnpm install @intlify/vue-i18n-core@11.1.10
npm/petite-vue-i18n
Introduced in: 10.0.0Fixed in: 10.0.8
Fixnpm install petite-vue-i18n@10.0.8
npm/petite-vue-i18n
Introduced in: 11.0.0Fixed in: 11.1.10
Fixnpm install petite-vue-i18n@11.1.10

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