Actions which insert URLs into the content attribute of HTML meta tags are not escaped. This can allow XSS if the meta tag also has an http-equiv attribute with the value "refresh". A new GODEBUG setting has been added, htmlmetacontenturlescape, which can be used to disable escaping URLs in actions in the meta content attribute which follow "url=" by setting htmlmetacontenturlescape=0.
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Actions which insert URLs into the content attribute of HTML meta tags are not escaped. This can allow XSS if the meta tag also has an http-equiv attribute with the value "refresh". A new GODEBUG setting has been added, htmlmetacontenturlescape, which can be used to disable escaping URLs in actions in the meta content attribute which follow "url=" by setting htmlmetacontenturlescape=0. | |
| Title | URLs in meta content attribute actions are not escaped in html/template | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published: 2026-03-06T21:28:14.674Z
Updated: 2026-03-06T21:28:14.674Z
Reserved: 2026-02-17T19:57:28.435Z
Link: CVE-2026-27142
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-06T22:16:01.177
Modified: 2026-03-06T22:16:01.177
Link: CVE-2026-27142
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