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Dompurify CVE-2024-45801

MEDIUM
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (ReDoS) (CWE-1333)
2024-09-16 security-advisories@github.com
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Regex complexity limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

npm dompurify fix: 2.5.4, 3.1.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in npm

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1333. DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. It has been discovered that malicious HTML using special nesting techniques can bypass the depth checking added to DOMPurify in recent releases. It was also possible to use Prototype Pollution to weaken the depth check. This renders dompurify unable to avoid cross site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.5.4 and 3.1.3 of DOMPurify. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Cure53 Dompurify.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. It has been discovered that malicious HTML using special nesting techniques can bypass the depth checking added to DOMPurify in recent releases. It was also possible to use Prototype Pollution to weaken the depth check. This renders dompurify unable to avoid cross site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.5.4 and 3.1.3 of DOMPurify. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 6 npm packages depend on dompurify (6 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.0.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 46% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.8%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

31
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-47875 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Oct 11

DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6

CVE-2020-26870 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Oct 07

Cure53 DOMPurify before 2.0.17 allows mutation XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exp

CVE-2019-16728 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Sep 24

DOMPurify before 2.0.1 allows XSS because of innerHTML mutation XSS (mXSS) for an SVG element or a MATH element, as demo

CVE-2024-48910 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 31

DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. Rated critical severity (CVSS

CVE-2026-65914 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Jul 23

Mutation-XSS in DOMPurify before 3.3.2 enables JavaScript execution in victim browsers when sanitized output is re-inser

CVE-2026-65902 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Jul 23

Hook mutation pollution in DOMPurify <= 3.4.5 allows persistent bypass of HTML sanitization defaults when application-in

CVE-2026-65899 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

Trusted Types policy state contamination in DOMPurify 3.0.0-3.4.8 allows a previously supplied TRUSTED_TYPES_POLICY to s

CVE-2026-65913 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

Prototype pollution in DOMPurify's USE_PROFILES mode enables DOM-based XSS by causing the sanitizer to accept event hand

CVE-2026-65912 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

URI validation bypass in DOMPurify 3.3.1 and earlier allows `javascript:` protocol payloads to survive HTML sanitization

CVE-2026-65900 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

SAFE_FOR_TEMPLATES bypass in DOMPurify 3.0.0-3.4.7 allows template expressions such as ${evil}, {{evil}}, and <%evil%> t

CVE-2026-65901 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

Cross-site scripting in DOMPurify 3.4.6 and earlier enables script execution when the library's IN_PLACE sanitization mo

CVE-2026-65898 MEDIUM POC
5.1 Jul 23

Stored XSS is achievable in applications using DOMPurify's setConfig() API combined with an uponSanitizeAttribute hook t

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