CVE-2019-16728 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DOMPurify versions prior to 2.0.1, specifically affecting SVG and MATH elements due to innerHTML mutation XSS (mXSS). This flaw impacts products such as cure53 DOMPurify and Debian Linux distributions utilizing the affected library. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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