Unhead is a document head and template manager. Prior to 2.1.11, useHeadSafe() can be bypassed to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including event handlers, into SSR-rendered <head> tags. This is the composable that Nuxt docs recommend for safely handling user-generated content. The acceptDataAttrs function (safe.ts, line 16-20) allows any property key starting with data- through to the final HTML. It only checks the prefix, not whether the key contains spaces or other characters that break HTML attribute parsing. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.11.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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unjs unhead affected
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< 2.1.11 affected —

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g5xx-pwrp-g3fv Unhead has XSS bypass in `useHeadSafe` via attribute name injection and case-sensitive protocol check
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History

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description Unhead is a document head and template manager. Prior to 2.1.11, useHeadSafe() can be bypassed to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including event handlers, into SSR-rendered <head> tags. This is the composable that Nuxt docs recommend for safely handling user-generated content. The acceptDataAttrs function (safe.ts, line 16-20) allows any property key starting with data- through to the final HTML. It only checks the prefix, not whether the key contains spaces or other characters that break HTML attribute parsing. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.11.
Title Unhead has a XSS bypass in `useHeadSafe` via attribute name injection and case-sensitive protocol check
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-12T17:18:20.452Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T19:02:25.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-31860

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-12T18:16:24.227

Modified: 2026-03-12T18:16:24.227

Link: CVE-2026-31860

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