Description
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.0-beta.9 until 0.9.11, the processing-instruction production in lib/grammar.js lets the greedy S+ separator and lazy Char*? data group repeatedly repartition a long whitespace tail when the required closing ?> is absent. Both parsePI and parseProcessingInstruction apply the expression to the entire remaining source, causing quadratic backtracking during DOMParser.parseFromString() under default options and allowing a small unauthenticated XML input to stall the Node.js event loop. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.11.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmldom | xmldom | >= 0.9.0-beta.9, < 0.9.11 | — |
| @xmldom | xmldom | >= 0.9.0-beta.9, < 0.9.11 | — |
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-xmldom | 0.9.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @xmldom/xmldom | >= 0.9.0-beta.9, < 0.9.11 | 0.9.11 | GHSA-g53g-w8rj-fmg7 |
Advisories 1
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