Description
XML Injection vulnerability in joshnuss xml_builder (XmlBuilder module) allows Content Spoofing, XML Injection.

This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/xml_builder.ex and program routines XmlBuilder.generate/1, XmlBuilder.generate/2, XmlBuilder.escape/1.

The escape/1 clause for {:cdata, data} in lib/xml_builder.ex concatenates data verbatim between the CDATA opener <![CDATA[ and closer ]]> without rewriting or splitting on the embedded ]]> sequence. Because CDATA sections have no internal escape mechanism, the only safe way to embed arbitrary bytes is to split on ]]> and emit adjacent CDATA sections. An attacker who can supply input containing ]]> closes the CDATA section early; any bytes that follow are parsed as ordinary XML markup by downstream consumers, allowing injection of arbitrary elements, text, or entity references into the output document.

This issue affects xml_builder: from 0.0.7 before 2.4.1.
Published: 2026-08-21
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description XML Injection vulnerability in joshnuss xml_builder (XmlBuilder module) allows Content Spoofing, XML Injection. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/xml_builder.ex and program routines XmlBuilder.generate/1, XmlBuilder.generate/2, XmlBuilder.escape/1. The escape/1 clause for {:cdata, data} in lib/xml_builder.ex concatenates data verbatim between the CDATA opener <![CDATA[ and closer ]]> without rewriting or splitting on the embedded ]]> sequence. Because CDATA sections have no internal escape mechanism, the only safe way to embed arbitrary bytes is to split on ]]> and emit adjacent CDATA sections. An attacker who can supply input containing ]]> closes the CDATA section early; any bytes that follow are parsed as ordinary XML markup by downstream consumers, allowing injection of arbitrary elements, text, or entity references into the output document. This issue affects xml_builder: from 0.0.7 before 2.4.1.
Title CDATA Section Breakout via Unsanitised ]]> in xml_builder
First Time appeared Joshnuss
Joshnuss xml Builder
Weaknesses CWE-91
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:joshnuss:xml_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Joshnuss
Joshnuss xml Builder
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}


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Joshnuss Xml Builder
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: EEF

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T09:49:34.772Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T17:28:10.319Z

Link: CVE-2026-47080

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T10:16:38.497

Modified: 2026-08-21T10:16:38.497

Link: CVE-2026-47080

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Updated: 2026-08-21T11:30:04Z

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