Name: CVE-2019-16728: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-16728, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.01459

DOMPurify before 2.0.1 allows XSS because of innerHTML mutation XSS (mXSS) for an SVG element or a MATH element, as demonstrated by Chrome and Safari.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade dompurify.js	Nov 2, 2020	Sep 24, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 24, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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