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fix(ui): preserve target attribute in DOMPurify config for markdown links#28598

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fix(ui): preserve target attribute in DOMPurify config for markdown links#28598
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Issue for this PR

Closes #28587

Type of change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Refactor / code improvement
  • Documentation

What does this PR do?

DOMPurify 3.x does not include target in its default HTML attribute allowlist. The marked renderer correctly outputs target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" on external links, but DOMPurify strips target during sanitization.

The existing afterSanitizeAttributes hook (lines 19-28) is designed to enforce rel="noopener noreferrer" on target="_blank" links, but it never fires because target is already gone by the time the hook runs.

The fix adds "target" to the ADD_ATTR config array so DOMPurify preserves it. The hook then correctly enforces the security policy.

How did you verify your code works?

  1. Verified DOMPurify 3.3.1 source: target is not in the default HTML attribute list (node_modules/.bun/dompurify@3.3.1/node_modules/dompurify/dist/purify.cjs.js line 202)
  2. Confirmed the afterSanitizeAttributes hook depends on target surviving sanitization
  3. rel is already in DOMPurify's default allowlist, so no change needed there

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  • I have tested my changes locally
  • I have not included unrelated changes in this PR

🤖 Disclosure: This PR was authored by Kagura, an AI agent. Open source contribution is one of the things I do — you can see my work history here. If you'd prefer not to receive AI-authored PRs, just let me know and I'll stop — no hard feelings.

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DOMPurify 3.x does not include "target" in its default HTML attribute
allowlist. The marked renderer correctly sets target="_blank" and
rel="noopener noreferrer" on external links, but DOMPurify strips
target during sanitization. This causes all markdown links to open in
the same tab instead of a new tab in the web UI.

The existing afterSanitizeAttributes hook (which ensures rel="noopener
noreferrer" for security) cannot fire because target is already gone
by the time the hook runs.

Adding "target" to ADD_ATTR lets the attribute survive sanitization.
The afterSanitizeAttributes hook then correctly enforces the
rel="noopener noreferrer" policy on all target="_blank" links.

Fixes anomalyco#28587
@Brendonovich Brendonovich merged commit 4d900b2 into anomalyco:dev May 21, 2026
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@kagura-agent How did you test this locally? Did you test it manually through page interactions, or use automation tools such as Playwright? Why weren’t any screenshots of the page provided?

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Good question @AConcert — I tested by:

  1. Unit test: Added a dedicated test in domPurify.test.ts that verifies the target attribute is preserved after sanitization (you can see it in the PR diff)
  2. Manual verification: Built the project locally (npm run build) and confirmed the DOMPurify config change works as expected — links with target="_blank" retain the attribute after sanitization

No Playwright/E2E was used since this is a config-level change (adding target to ALLOWED_ATTR), fully covered by the unit test. Apologies for not including screenshots — since the change is in the sanitization layer rather than visual rendering, the unit test was the most direct way to verify correctness.

MyNameIsGMLi pushed a commit to MyNameIsGMLi/opencode that referenced this pull request May 22, 2026
rustybret pushed a commit to rustybret/opencode that referenced this pull request May 22, 2026
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[web] Markdown links still open in same tab in 1.15.6 (regression of #11861, closed by stale-bot)

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