Description
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. Prior to @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12, and in xmldom versions 0.3.0 through 0.6.0, two independent quadratic paths can cause denial of service. In lib/sax.js, parseElementStartPart repeatedly rescans a malformed tag name to the next > during single-character recovery; in lib/dom.js, normalize() repeatedly removes and appends adjacent text nodes, causing quadratic reindexing and string rebuilding. The first path is reachable through default DOMParser.parseFromString() processing, while the second is also reachable through a direct normalize() call on a programmatically constructed DOM, and endDocument invokes that normalization after parsing. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmldom | xmldom | >= 0.3.0, <= 0.6.0 | — |
| @xmldom | xmldom | >= 0.7.0, < 0.8.15, >= 0.9.0, < 0.9.12 | — |
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 | 0.9.12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-xmldom | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-tensorboard | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @xmldom/xmldom | >= 0.7.0, < 0.8.15 | 0.8.15 | GHSA-93r5-fhx6-vmg9 |
| npm | @xmldom/xmldom | >= 0.9.0, < 0.9.12 | 0.9.12 | GHSA-93r5-fhx6-vmg9 |
| npm | xmldom | >= 0.3.0, <= 0.6.0 | — | GHSA-93r5-fhx6-vmg9 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-3596 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3623 IBM DataPower Gateway: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0431 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in IBM DataPower Gateway en onderliggende componenten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 16, 2026
References
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-93r5-fhx6-vmg9
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/0748720b620555f8c222782dcab575cf0cf403b4
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/f40ccb861eee0acbf5ee4feb9a34932e87b329c9
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.15
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12