Description
DOMPurify before 3.4.17 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SMIL attributeName=href guard when PARSER_MEDIA_TYPE is application/xhtml+xml, because transformCaseFunc does not lowercase attribute names. Attackers can submit SVG with an animate or set element using attributeName="href" and a javascript: entry in values to execute script when users click the sanitized link.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description DOMPurify before 3.4.17 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SMIL attributeName=href guard when PARSER_MEDIA_TYPE is application/xhtml+xml, because transformCaseFunc does not lowercase attribute names. Attackers can submit SVG with an animate or set element using attributeName="href" and a javascript: entry in values to execute script when users click the sanitized link.
Title DOMPurify before 3.4.17 XSS via SMIL attributeName Guard Bypass in XHTML Mode
First Time appeared Cure53
Cure53 dompurify
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cure53
Cure53 dompurify
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


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Cure53 Dompurify
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T23:05:34.457Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T22:13:13.605Z

Link: CVE-2026-116802

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T00:17:11.637

Modified: 2026-10-27T00:17:11.637

Link: CVE-2026-116802

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T09:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')