CVE-2022-39353 is a critical vulnerability affecting the xmldom JavaScript library, specifically its handling of malformed XML documents with multiple top-level elements. This flaw, identified as CWE-1288 and CWE-20, breaks the assumption of a single root node, potentially impacting dependent applications. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows for unauthenticated remote exploitation with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, immediate patching to versions @xmldom/xmldom@~0.7.7, @xmldom/xmldom@~0.8.4, or @xmldom/xmldom@>=0.9.0-beta.4 is strongly recommended.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 0.7.0, < 0.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 0.8.0, < 0.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:0.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmldom_project:xmldom:0.9.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2022-39353
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