CVE-2026-49459
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CVE-2026-49459 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Prior to 3.4.6, DOMPurify.sanitize(root, { IN_PLACE: true }) could preserve event-handler attributes on an attacker-controlled <form> root when a descendant name clobbered properties checked by _isClobbered, because _forceRemove no-opped on the parent-less root and _sanitizeAttributes returned early. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Prior to 3.4.6, DOMPurify.sanitize(root, { IN_PLACE: true }) could preserve event-handler attributes on an attacker-controlled <form> root when a descendant name clobbered properties checked by _isClobbered, because _forceRemove no-opped on the parent-less root and _sanitizeAttributes returned early. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.6.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cure53 | Dompurify | < 3.4.6 |
References
- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-r47g-fvhr-h676Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-r47g-fvhr-h676Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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