CVE-2026-41240

DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Versions prior to 3.4.0 have an inconsistency between FORBID_TAGS and FORBID_ATTR handling when function-based ADD_TAGS is used. Commit c361baa added an early exit for FORBID_ATTR at line 1214. The same fix was not applied to FORBID_TAGS. At line 1118-1123, when EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING.tagCheck returns true, the short-circuit evaluation skips the FORBID_TAGS check entirely. This allows forbidden elements to survive sanitization with their attributes intact. Version 3.4.0 patches the issue.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Apr 2026, 14:58

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References () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/c361baa18dbdcb3344a41110f4c48ad85bf48f80 - () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/c361baa18dbdcb3344a41110f4c48ad85bf48f80 - Patch
References () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases/tag/3.4.0 - () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases/tag/3.4.0 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-xq4m - () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-xq4m - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Cure53
Cure53 dompurify

23 Apr 2026, 18:16

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References () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-xq4m - () https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-h7mw-gpvr-xq4m -

23 Apr 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-23 16:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 14:58


NVD link : CVE-2026-41240

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41240

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41240


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Products Affected

cure53

  • dompurify
CWE
CWE-79

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

CWE-183

Permissive List of Allowed Inputs