Description
DOMPurify is a DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG. DOMPurify was vulnerable to prototype pollution. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cure53 | DOMPurify | < 2.4.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cacti | 1.2.26+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | node-dompurify | 3.0.9+dfsg+~3.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cacti | 1.2.26+ds1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-dompurify | 3.0.9+dfsg+~3.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cacti | 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-dompurify | 2.4.1+dfsg+~2.4.0-2+deb12u1 | — |
| Debian 11 | cacti | 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u5 | DLA-4048-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-dompurify | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 2 repositories
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Mitchellzhou1/CVE-2024-48910-PoC ★ 2 · Nov 11, 2025
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Alex-Acero-Security/CVE-2024-48910-POC ★ 0 · Nov 12, 2025
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | dompurify | < 2.4.2 | 2.4.2 | GHSA-p3vf-v8qc-cwcr |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2024-3338 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstelle BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 15, 2026
- DLA-4048-1 cacti - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026