XSS in Danny-Avila Librechat
CVE-2026-54025
LibreChat is an enhanced ChatGPT clone that supports multiple AI providers. Prior to 0.8.4-rc1, there is a vulnerability in LibreChat's markdown artifact preview pipeline. The marked library v15.0.12 does not HTML-escape double-quote characters in image alt text when a custom renderer falls through to the default renderer. LibreChat's generateMarkdownHtml function (in client/src/utils/markdown.ts) installs a custom image renderer that returns false for URLs passing the isSafeUrl allowlist check, which causes marked to fall back to its built-in renderer. That built-in renderer inserts the raw alt text into the alt="..." attribute without escaping double-quote characters. An attacker can craft an alt text such as " onload="payload to break out of the attribute and inject an arbitrary event handler. The resulting HTML is then assigned to document.getElementById('content').innerHTML inside the Sandpack preview iframe, causing the payload to execute in the victim's browser. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.4-rc1.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Danny-Avila Librechat — versions < 0.8.4-rc1
- Librechat
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/security/advisories/GHSA-3phr-62qf-cxf3 (Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-54025?
- CVE-2026-54025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Danny-Avila Librechat, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54025?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.