Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS) vulnerability in absinthe-graphql absinthe_plug allows reflected cross-site scripting via the GraphiQL interface. 'Elixir.Absinthe.Plug.GraphiQL':js_escape/1 in lib/absinthe/plug/graphiql.ex escapes single quotes and newlines in the query GET parameter before embedding it in an inline JavaScript string, but does not escape backslashes. An attacker can bypass the escaping by prefixing a quote with a backslash (e.g. \'), breaking out of the string context and executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This issue affects absinthe_plug: from 1.2.0 before 1.5.10.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe_plug/commit/23a0d5658d32420086711adf4ce8f05febb09963 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 2.3 · absinthe-graphqlNVD modified 2026-10-26 18:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:absinthe-graphql:absinthe.plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-42794.html Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe_plug/commit/23a0d5658d32420086711adf4ce8f05febb09963 Patch
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe_plug/issues/275 Issue Tracking
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-42794 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe_plug/issues/275 Issue Tracking