GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-3753-m2x2-q623 File Viewer: DOM XSS via unsafe hyperlink schemes in the legacy DOC renderer

HIGH Published 2026-09-18 Modified 2026-09-18 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-91127
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@file-viewer/doc, msdoc-viewer
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79, CWE-83
Reviewed
2026-09-18

Affected packages

• npm @file-viewer/doc: < 2.3.1 → fixed in 2.3.1 • npm msdoc-viewer: < 0.2.2 → fixed in 0.2.2

Description

Summary Before 2.3.1, the legacy `.doc` renderer emitted document hyperlink targets after HTML escaping but without a URL-scheme allowlist. A crafted `.doc` could therefore render a live `javascript:`, `vbscript:`, `data:`, or similarly unsafe link. Script could execute in the embedding origin if a viewer clicked it. Impact Applications rendering untrusted legacy `.doc` files with `@file-viewer/doc` or the `msdoc-viewer` compatibility package could expose their origin to attacker-controlled script after link interaction. Fix Version 2.3.1 centralizes link handling, removes control-character and scheme confusion, blocks external document links by default, and in explicit allow mode accepts only HTTP(S), mail, telephone, safe relative URLs, and internal bookmarks. The renderer output is safe before mounting, with mount-boundary sanitization as defense in depth. The `msdoc-viewer` compatibility release containing the fix is 0.2.2. Thanks to @shashank420 for responsibly reporting this issue.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-91127 File Viewer is a browser-native viewer for Office, PDF, CAD, archive, and other files in private and internal web applications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
  • CWE-83 Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page weakness

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