GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrfMediumCVSS 5.4

Material for MkDocs: DOM XSS in search suggestions via query parameter

Published
September 3, 2026
Last Modified
September 3, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

Impact

Material for MkDocs 7.2.0 through 9.7.6 contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the optional search.suggest feature. A crafted q URL parameter could execute JavaScript in the documentation site's origin after user interaction.

Patches

The issue is fixed in Material for MkDocs 9.7.7. Users should upgrade to 9.7.7 or later.

Workarounds

Sites unable to upgrade should disable the search.suggest feature.

🎯 Affected products1

  • pip/mkdocs-material:>= 7.2.0, < 9.7.7

🔗 References (5)