Medium severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2026
@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: CSS expression sanitization is bypassable in renderToString
CVE-2026-50290
Description
Finding
Location: core/src/server/render-to-string.ts:307-311
CSS value sanitization stripped expression( and url(javascript: using simple regex, but could be bypassed with CSS unicode escapes (\65xpression(), null bytes, or CSS comments (exp/**/ression().
Mitigating Factor: These CSS injection vectors only work in legacy browsers (IE6-IE10). SpecifyJS targets modern browsers.
Status
Fixed in v0.2.136 — CSS sanitization now normalizes unicode escapes and strips CSS comments before pattern matching. Also checks for behavior:, -moz-binding, and -o-link patterns.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
@asymmetric-effort/specifyjsnpm | < 0.2.136 | 0.2.136 |
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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