Cross-site scripting via unescaped SVG attributes
Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Cross-site scripting in DiceBear before 9.4.3 allows attackers to execute script in a page origin via crafted SVG option values. In packages/@dicebear/core/src/utils/svg.ts, addRotate writes the rotate value into a transform attribute without XML escaping, and packages/@dicebear/initials/src/index.ts similarly emits fontSize and fontWeight into text attributes without escaping. Exploitation requires an application to pass untrusted data into these normally developer-controlled options and then render the SVG inline or open it as image/svg+xml, yielding script execution without a broader server-side compromise.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in DiceBear before 9.4.3 allows attackers to execute script in a page origin via crafted SVG option values. In packages/@dicebear/core/src/utils/svg.ts, addRotate writes the rotate value into a transform attribute without XML escaping, and packages/@dicebear/initials/src/index.ts similarly emits fontSize and fontWeight into text attributes without escaping. Exploitation requires an application to pass untrusted data into these normally developer-controlled options and then render the SVG inline or open it as image/svg+xml, yielding script execution without a broader server-side compromise.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68921
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- DiceBear
- Product
- DiceBear
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-184, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 9.4.3
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