Cross-site scripting via unescaped AutoFormat HTML branch
Published May 11, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026
Cross-site scripting in GoFiber Fiber allows remote attackers to execute browser scripts through AutoFormat responses containing attacker-controlled data. DefaultRes.AutoFormat in v3 and Ctx.Format in v2 concatenate a stringified body into a paragraph element without HTML escaping when Accept selects text/html. An application must pass request-influenced data to the formatter, and a victim must render the response in a browser, enabling reflected or stored script execution in that application's origin.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in GoFiber Fiber allows remote attackers to execute browser scripts through AutoFormat responses containing attacker-controlled data. DefaultRes.AutoFormat in v3 and Ctx.Format in v2 concatenate a stringified body into a paragraph element without HTML escaping when Accept selects text/html. An application must pass request-influenced data to the formatter, and a victim must render the response in a browser, enabling reflected or stored script execution in that application's origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-42554
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- GoFiber
- Product
- Fiber
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.52.13
- Affected versionversion=>= 3.0.0-beta.2, < 3.1.0
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-qjv7-627w-8qjv AutoFormat proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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