GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-vccx-p757-pv6h mo has a XSS via inline SVG script tags in Markdown rendering
LOW
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- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/k1LoW/mo
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-18
Affected packages
• Go github.com/k1LoW/mo: < 0.18.5 → fixed in 0.18.5
Description
Summary
When rendering Markdown files containing inline SVG elements with `` tags, the embedded JavaScript is executed in the browser. This is due to `rehype-raw` passing raw HTML (including SVG) through to the DOM without sanitization.
PoC
```html
alert(1)
```
Embedding the above in a Markdown file opened with mo causes the script to execute.
Impact
Arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the mo application when a user opens a malicious Markdown file. This could lead to data exfiltration of other opened Markdown file contents.
Remediation
Fixed by adding `rehype-sanitize` to the Markdown rendering pipeline, which strips dangerous elements such as `` while preserving safe HTML.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness