Description
fast-xml-parser allows users to process XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries or callbacks. From 5.9.3 until 5.10.1, src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js processes multiple DOCTYPE declarations within a single XML document and passes each declaration's entities through addInputEntities(). addInputEntities() resets maxTotalExpansions and maxExpandedLength every time it is called, allowing additional DOCTYPE declarations to repeatedly reset the configured entity-expansion limits during one parse operation. A crafted XML document can then cause excessive CPU use, event-loop blocking, memory exhaustion, and process termination. This issue is fixed in version 5.10.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaturalIntelligence | fast-xml-parser | >= 5.9.3, < 5.10.1 | — |
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 | node-webfont | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | node-webfont | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-webfont | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-webfont | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-webfont | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | jitsucom-jitsu-console | 2.11.0-r30 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tileserver-gl | 5.6.0-r10 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | fast-xml-parser | >= 5.9.3, < 5.10.1 | 5.10.1 | GHSA-8r6m-32jq-jx6q |
Advisories 1
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