CVE-2021-29489

Options structure open to XSS if passed unfiltered

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. In Highcharts versions 8 and earlier, the chart options structure was not systematically filtered for XSS vectors. The potential impact was that content from untrusted sources could execute code in the end user's browser. The vulnerability is patched in version 9. As a workaround, implementers who are not able to upgrade may apply DOMPurify recursively to the options structure to filter out malicious markup.

Highcharts JS es una biblioteca de gráficos de JavaScript basada en SVG. En Highcharts versiones 8 y anteriores, la estructura de opciones de gráficos no se filtraba sistemáticamente para vectores de tipo XSS. El impacto potencial fue que el contenido de fuentes no confiables podría ejecutar código en el navegador del usuario final. La vulnerabilidad está parcheada en versión 9. Como solución alternativa, los implementadores que no son capaces de actualizar pueden aplicar DOMPurify de forma recursiva a la estructura de opciones para filtrar el marcado malicioso

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-30 CVE Reserved
2021-05-05 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-8j65-4pcq-xq95	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0005	Third Party Advisory

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Highcharts Search vendor "Highcharts"		Highcharts Search vendor "Highcharts" for product "Highcharts"				< 9.0.0 Search vendor "Highcharts" for product "Highcharts" and version " < 9.0.0"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Cloud Backup Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Cloud Backup"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Insight Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Insight"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Workflow Automation Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Workflow Automation"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapcenter Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapcenter"				-		-		Affected