Description
DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Versions prior to 3.4.0 have an inconsistency between FORBID_TAGS and FORBID_ATTR handling when function-based ADD_TAGS is used. Commit c361baa added an early exit for FORBID_ATTR at line 1214. The same fix was not applied to FORBID_TAGS. At line 1118-1123, when EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING.tagCheck returns true, the short-circuit evaluation skips the FORBID_TAGS check entirely. This allows forbidden elements to survive sanitization with their attributes intact. Version 3.4.0 patches the issue.
Affected products
cure53: dompurify
References4
- github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-… ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-… ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/c361baa18dbdcb3344a41110f4c4… Patch
- github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases/tag/3.4.0 ProductRelease Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.1
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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6.0
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 25 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-79CWE-183
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