Description
Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.60.0 to before 0.159.2, links and image links in the default markdown to HTML renderer are not properly escaped. Hugo users who trust their Markdown content or have custom render hooks for links and images are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.159.2.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (3)
gohugo/hugo
0.60.0 - 0.159.2 (3 CPE variants)
gohugoio/hugo
0.60.0 - 0.159.2Go
gohugoio/hugo
>= 0.60.0, < 0.159.2
Published
Apr 06, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 06, 2026