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GHSA-cjmm-f4jc-qw8r

DOMPurify ADD_ATTR predicate skips URI validation

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## Summary DOMPurify allows `ADD_ATTR` to be provided as a predicate function via `EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING.attributeCheck`. When the predicate returns `true`, `_isValidAttribute` short-circuits the attribute check before URI-safe validation runs. An attacker who supplies a predicate that accepts specific attribute/tag combinations can then sanitize input such as `<a href="javascript:alert(document.domain)">` and have the `javascript:` URL survive, because URI validation is skipped for that attribute while other checks still pass. The provided PoC accepts `href` for anchors and then triggers a click inside an iframe, showing that the sanitized payload executes despite the protocol bypass.

## Impact Predicate-based allowlisting bypasses DOMPurify's URI validation, allowing unsafe protocols such as `javascript:` to reach the DOM and execute whenever the link is activated, resulting in DOM-based XSS.

## Credits Identified by Cantina’s Apex (https://www.cantina.security).

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Affected packages

npm / dompurify
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 3.3.2
Fix npm install dompurify@3.3.2

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