diff --git a/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore b/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore
index aff564912a..ca661f4fcf 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/validation-error-modal.underscore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class = "validation-error-modal-content">
     <div class "error-header">
         <p>
-        <%= _.template(
+        <%= _.template( // xss-lint: disable=underscore-not-escaped
             ngettext(
                 "There was {strong_start}{num_errors} validation error{strong_end} while trying to save the course settings in the database.",
                 "There were {strong_start}{num_errors} validation errors{strong_end} while trying to save the course settings in the database.",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 num_errors: num_errors,
                 strong_end: '</strong>'
             })%>
-        <%= gettext("Please check the following validation feedbacks and reflect them in your course settings:")%></p>
+        <%- gettext("Please check the following validation feedbacks and reflect them in your course settings:")%></p>
     </div>
 
     <hr>
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
             <li class = "error-item">
                 <span class='error-item-title'>
                     <span class="icon fa fa-warning" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                    <strong><%= value.model.display_name %></strong>:
+                    <strong><%- value.model.display_name %></strong>:
                 </span>
-                <textarea class = "error-item-message" disabled='disabled'><%=value.message%></textarea>
+                <textarea class = "error-item-message" disabled='disabled'><%-value.message%></textarea>
             </li>
 
         <% }); %>