DOMSanitizer up to 1.0.6 SVG Document cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DOMSanitizer up to 1.0.6. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SVG Document Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-49146. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DOMSanitizer up to 1.0.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SVG Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

DOMSanitizer (aka dom-sanitizer) before 1.0.7 allows XSS via an SVG document because of mishandling of comments and greedy regular expressions.

The weakness was released 11/23/2023 as c2a98f27ad742668b254282ccc5581871d0fb601. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-49146 since 11/22/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch c2a98f27ad742668b254282ccc5581871d0fb601 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2848). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DOMSanitizer 1.0.7
Patch: c2a98f27ad742668b254282ccc5581871d0fb601

Timelineinfo

11/22/2023 🔍
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10/21/2025 +698 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: c2a98f27ad742668b254282ccc5581871d0fb601
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246041
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2023 07:02
Updated: 10/21/2025 07:35
Changes: 11/23/2023 07:02 (43), 10/21/2025 07:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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