DOMPurify before 1.0.11 allows reverse tabnabbing in demos/hooks-target-blank-demo.html…
Priority LOW 28CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- 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-601.
Summary
DOMPurify before 1.0.11 allows reverse tabnabbing in demos/hooks-target-blank-demo.html because links lack a 'rel="noopener noreferrer"' attribute.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00577 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed dompurify (npm): 1.0.11
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | dompurify (npm) | before 1.0.11 | 1.0.11 | Patch available | GHSA-8hgg-xxm5-3873 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- dompurify (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.11 Fixed in 1.0.11 Patch available GHSA-8hgg-xxm5-3873
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8hgg-xxm5-3873 dompurify (npm) Fixed in 1.0.11 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25155
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hgg-xxm5-3873
References
Patch 2
More cure53 Dompurify vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34986 DOMPurify XSS via `selectedcontent` re-clone CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-36811 DOMPurify IN_PLACE Sanitization Bypass via Attached Shadow Root Inside <template>.content CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-36614 DOMPurify: IN_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-36613 DOMPurify: Cross-realm IN_PLACE sanitization leaves executable markup intact via realm-bound `instanceof` checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-29849 DOMPurify: FORBID_TAGS bypassed by function-based ADD_TAGS predicate (asymmetry with FORBID_ATTR fix) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2025-19705 Cross-site scripting in cure53 DOMPurify CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-25155 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25155 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8hgg-xxm5-3873 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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