{"id":86375,"date":"2026-02-03T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:28:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-48050-dompurify-pathname-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48050-dompurify-pathname-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-48050: DOMPurify Pathname Vulnerability Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48050, resides in the DOMPurify library, up until version 3.2.5, and could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It is significant due to the widespread use of the DOMPurify library, and the potential for malicious actors to exploit it for unauthorized system access.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48050
\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)
\nAttack Vector: Local
\nPrivileges Required: Low
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

DOMPurify | Up to and including version 3.2.5<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability lies in the scripts\/server.js file of DOMPurify, where it does not correctly ensure that a pathname is located under the current working directory. This means that a malicious actor could potentially manipulate the pathname to gain unauthorized access to parts of the system.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider the following conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a pseudocode representation and not an actual exploit:<\/p>\n

let malicious_path = \"\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd\";\nlet server = require(\"dompurify\/scripts\/server.js\");\nserver.start({\nroot: \"\/var\/www\/app\",\npath: malicious_path\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the malicious path (‘\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd’) could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive system files.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure. Users should also consider implementing least privilege principles and input validation to further protect against such vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48050, resides in the DOMPurify library, up until version 3.2.5, and could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It is significant due to the widespread use of the DOMPurify library, and the potential for malicious actors to exploit it for unauthorized system access. Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2025-48050 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-86375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t