xmldom is an open source pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. xmldom versions 0.6.0 and older do not correctly escape special characters when serializing elements removed from their ancestor. This may lead to unexpected syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications. This issue has been resolved in version 0.7.0. As a workaround downstream applications can validate the input and reject the maliciously crafted documents.
CVE-2021-32796 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - xmldom-0.1.31.tgz
A W3C Standard XML DOM(Level2 CORE) implementation and parser(DOMParser/XMLSerializer).
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.1.31.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - plist-3.0.1.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **xmldom-0.1.31.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 57add7b0a1f99c21ea28094adb747d0addd0a984
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
xmldom is an open source pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. xmldom versions 0.6.0 and older do not correctly escape special characters when serializing elements removed from their ancestor. This may lead to unexpected syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications. This issue has been resolved in version 0.7.0. As a workaround downstream applications can validate the input and reject the maliciously crafted documents.
Publish Date: 2021-07-27
URL: CVE-2021-32796
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-5fg8-2547-mr8q
Release Date: 2021-07-27
Fix Resolution: xmldom - 0.7.0