diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/auto_email_report/auto_email_report.py b/frappe/email/doctype/auto_email_report/auto_email_report.py
index faf81f3e65..1b79794a64 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/auto_email_report/auto_email_report.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/auto_email_report/auto_email_report.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def make_links(columns, data):
 def update_field_types(columns):
 	for col in columns:
 		if col.fieldtype in ("Link", "Dynamic Link", "Currency") and col.options != "Currency":
-			col.fieldtype = "Data"
+			col.fieldtype = "HTML Editor"
 			col.options = ""
 	return columns
 
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_formatter.py b/frappe/tests/test_formatter.py
index 565c321725..aa3db6b2b0 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_formatter.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_formatter.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import frappe
 from frappe import format
 from frappe.tests import IntegrationTestCase
+from frappe.utils.formatters import format_value
 
 
 class TestFormatter(IntegrationTestCase):
@@ -17,3 +18,37 @@ class TestFormatter(IntegrationTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(format(100000, df, doc, format="#,###.##"), "$ 100,000.00")
 
 		frappe.db.set_default("currency", None)
+
+	def test_safe_formatting(self):
+		"""Test that in certain field types, the values are escaped."""
+		payload = "<script>alert('testing')</script>"
+		sanitized_payload = "&lt;script&gt;alert(&apos;testing&apos;)&lt;/script&gt;"
+
+		data_df = frappe._dict({"fieldname": "book_name", "fieldtype": "Data"})
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, data_df), sanitized_payload)
+
+		text_df = frappe._dict({"fieldname": "book_description", "fieldtype": "Text"})
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, text_df), sanitized_payload)
+
+		html_df = frappe._dict({"fieldname": "book_title", "fieldtype": "HTML Editor"})
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, html_df), payload)
+
+		editor_df = frappe._dict({"fieldtype": "Text Editor"})
+		formatted_editor = format_value("<b>Bold</b>", editor_df)
+		self.assertEqual(formatted_editor, "<div class='ql-snow'><b>Bold</b></div>")
+
+		ltext_df = frappe._dict({"fieldname": "book_long_description", "fieldtype": "Long Text"})
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, ltext_df), sanitized_payload)
+
+		select_df = frappe._dict({"fieldtype": "Select", "parent": "Task"})
+		value = "Open"
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(value, select_df), "Open")
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, select_df), sanitized_payload)
+
+		link_df = frappe._dict({"fieldtype": "Link", "options": "User"})
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, link_df, doc=None), sanitized_payload)
+		doc = frappe._dict({"__link_titles": {"User::attacker@example.com": "<svg onload=alert(1)>"}})
+		formatted = format_value("attacker@example.com", link_df, doc)
+		self.assertIn("&lt;svg", formatted)
+
+		self.assertEqual(format_value(payload, df=None), sanitized_payload)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/formatters.py b/frappe/utils/formatters.py
index f04edb746f..7a2a5a46d9 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/formatters.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/formatters.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ def format_value(value, df=None, doc=None, currency=None, translated=False, form
 		value = frappe._(value)
 
 	if not df:
+		if isinstance(value, str):
+			return frappe.utils.escape_html(value)
 		return value
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype") == "Date":
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ def format_value(value, df=None, doc=None, currency=None, translated=False, form
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype") in ("Text", "Small Text"):
 		if not BLOCK_TAGS_PATTERN.search(value):
-			return frappe.safe_decode(value).replace("\n", "<br>")
+			escaped_value = frappe.utils.escape_html(frappe.safe_decode(value))
+			return escaped_value.replace("\n", "<br>")
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype") == "Markdown Editor":
 		return frappe.utils.markdown(value)
@@ -124,21 +127,28 @@ def format_value(value, df=None, doc=None, currency=None, translated=False, form
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype") in ["Link", "Dynamic Link"]:
 		if not doc or not doc.get("__link_titles") or not df.options:
-			return value
+			return frappe.utils.escape_html(cstr(value))
 
 		doctype = df.options
 		if df.get("fieldtype") == "Dynamic Link":
 			if not df.parent:
-				return value
+				return frappe.utils.escape_html(cstr(value))
 
 			meta = frappe.get_meta(df.parent)
 			_field = meta.get_field(df.options)
 			doctype = _field.options
-
-		return doc.__link_titles.get(f"{doctype}::{value}", value)
+		link_title = doc.__link_titles.get(f"{doctype}::{value}", value)
+		return frappe.utils.escape_html(cstr(link_title))
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype") == "Select":
 		if isinstance(value, str):
-			return frappe._(value, context=df.parent or "")
+			translated_value = frappe._(value, context=df.parent or "")
+			return frappe.utils.escape_html(translated_value)
+
+	elif df.get("fieldtype") == "HTML Editor":
+		return value
+
+	if isinstance(value, str):
+		value = frappe.utils.escape_html(value)
 
 	return value