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GHSA-9pgh-qqpf-7wqj

CriticalCVSS 9.8 / 10
Published Oct 11, 2022·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Withdrawn

This advisory has been withdrawn because the maintainers of @xmldom/xmldom and multiple third parties disputed the validity of the issue. Attempts to create or replicate a proof of concept have been unsuccessful.

Original Description

Impact

A prototype pollution vulnerability exists in the function copy in dom.js in the xmldom (published as @xmldom/xmldom) package.

Patches

Update to @xmldom/xmldom@~0.7.6, @xmldom/xmldom@~0.8.3 (dist-tag latest) or @xmldom/xmldom@>=0.9.0-beta.2 (dist-tag next).

Workarounds

None

References

https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/437

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Email us at security@xmldom.org
  • Add information to https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/issues/436
Risk Scores
Base Score
9.8

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
9.0

Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.

EPSS
1.61%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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