Cross-Site Scripting in highcharts

published 2020-08-25 6y ago modified 2023-11-10 3y ago

cvss: 8.7; version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: —; no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits: 0; none known

Versions of `highcharts` prior to 7.2.2 or 8.1.1 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize `href` values and does not restrict URL schemes, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser if they click the link.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

npm highcharts 7.2.2, 8.1.1

github.com/highcharts/highcharts@55c39dd commit

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CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
GitHub	3.1	8.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	highcharts	<7.2.2 >=8.0.0, <8.1.1	7.2.2 8.1.1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

GitHub Advisory GHSA-gr4j-r575-g665

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