CVE-2026-49459 DOMPurify: IN_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM

DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Prior to 3.4.6, DOMPurify.sanitizeroot, INPLACE: true could preserve event-handler attributes on an attacker-controlled root when a descendant name clobbered properties checked by isClobbered, because forceRemove...

CVE-2026-49459

CVE-2026-49459 affects DOMPurify prior to 3.4.6, where IN_PLACE mode could retain event-handler attributes on an attacker‑controlled root DOM due to _isClobbered logic and incomplete removal paths. Affected component: DOMPurify.sanitize(root, { IN_PLACE: true }) with a clobbered root form. Conseq...

CVE-2026-49459 DOMPurify: IN_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM

DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Prior to 3.4.6, DOMPurify.sanitizeroot, INPLACE: true could preserve event-handler attributes on an attacker-controlled root when a descendant name clobbered properties checked by isClobbered, because forceRemove...

DOMPurify: `IN_PLACE` mode trusts attacker-controlled `nodeName` on live non-form nodes, allowing script retention and XSS via attacker-supplied DOM objects

Summary When DOMPurify.sanitizeroot, INPLACE: true is called on an attacker-supplied live DOM node, DOMPurify still trusts currentNode.nodeName for non-form nodes in the main sanitizeElements pipeline. A real child node whose observable nodeName is attacker-controlled can therefore be misclassifi...

GHSA-X4VX-RJVF-J5P4 DOMPurify: `IN_PLACE` mode trusts attacker-controlled `nodeName` on live non-form nodes, allowing script retention and XSS via attacker-supplied DOM objects

Summary When DOMPurify.sanitizeroot, INPLACE: true is called on an attacker-supplied live DOM node, DOMPurify still trusts currentNode.nodeName for non-form nodes in the main sanitizeElements pipeline. A real child node whose observable nodeName is attacker-controlled can therefore be misclassifi...

DOMPurify: IN_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM

INPLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM CWE: CWE-79 XSS — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation via CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure — silent no-op when forceRemove is called on a parent-less node Summa...

GHSA-R47G-FVHR-H676 DOMPurify: IN_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM

INPLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM CWE: CWE-79 XSS — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation via CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure — silent no-op when forceRemove is called on a parent-less node Summa...

Prototype Pollution

Overview org.webjars.npm:dompurify is a DOM-only XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in the INPLACE function when sanitizing a root element that is a with event handler attributes and a descendant element whose name...