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Security checkMay 08, 2026

xmldom has XML node injection through unvalidated comment serialization

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High severitynpm@xmldom/xmldom

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Description

The package allows attacker-controlled comment content to be serialized into XML without validating or neutralizing comment breaking sequences. As a result, an attacker can terminate the comment early and inject arbitrary XML nodes into the serialized output.


Recommendation

Update the @xmldom/xmldom package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): **>= 0.9.0, < 0.9.10 < 0.8.13**
  • Patched version(s): **0.9.10 0.8.13**

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