Prototype polution in DOMPurify



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-48910
CWE-ID CWE-1321
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 DOMPurify
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Cure53

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU99556

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48910

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

DOMPurify: 2.0.0 - 2.4.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-p3vf-v8qc-cwcr
http://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/d1dd0374caef2b4c56c3bd09fe1988c3479166dc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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