SB2026052306 - Cross-site scripting in DOMPurify



SB2026052306 - Cross-site scripting in DOMPurify

Published: May 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026052306
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47423)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary script in the victim's browser.

The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in the DOMPurify string-input sanitization path when sanitizing attacker-controlled HTML containing selectedcontent. A remote attacker can supply crafted HTML that is sanitized and then inserted into the page to execute arbitrary script in the victim's browser.

User interaction is required to load content that processes attacker-controlled HTML and inserts the returned string into the page.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.