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TI-2019-12517 Aliases CVE-2019-16728GHSA-chqj-j4fh-rw7m

DOMPurify before 2.0.1 allows XSS because of innerHTML mutation XSS (mXSS) for an SVG…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

DOMPurify before 2.0.1 allows XSS because of innerHTML mutation XSS (mXSS) for an SVG element or a MATH element, as demonstrated by Chrome and Safari.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01459 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed dompurify (npm): 2.0.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—dompurify (npm)before 2.0.32.0.3Patch availableGHSA-chqj-j4fh-rw7m
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • dompurify (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available GHSA-chqj-j4fh-rw7m

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.1Vulnerablecure53
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·cure53
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-chqj-j4fh-rw7m dompurify (npm) Fixed in 2.0.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16728
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chqj-j4fh-rw7m

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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