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Cross-Site Scripting in highcharts

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 25, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Package

npm highcharts (npm)

Affected versions

< 7.2.2
>= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1

Patched versions

7.2.2
8.1.1

Description

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.

References

Reviewed Aug 25, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 25, 2020
Last updated Nov 10, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-gr4j-r575-g665

Source code

Credits

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