Highcharts Dashboards: `chartConstructor` is an unchecked lookup into the Highcharts namespace
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 13.1.0, 4.2.3, 4.2.2
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Highcharts Dashboards, a dashboarding component of the Highcharts JavaScript charting library, is affected in versions up to (but not including) 4.2.2. An attacker who can supply dashboard configuration can make the library call an unintended function, allowing malicious scripts to run in the context of the web page that displays the dashboard.
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Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until 4.2.2, Highcharts Dashboards uses chartConstructor as an unchecked property lookup in the Highcharts namespace and invokes the selected member with the component container and chartOptions. An attacker who controls dashboard configuration can select a public utility function instead of a supported chart constructor, causing attacker-controlled options to be copied to the container as properties or attributes. Markup and event handlers can then execute in the hosting page origin when the board renders. No user interaction beyond rendering the board is required. This issue is fixed in 4.2.2.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- highcharts highcharts
fixed in 13.1.0
- @highcharts dashboards
From 1.0.0 · fixed in 4.2.3
- @highcharts/dashboardsnpm
From 1.0.0 · fixed in 4.2.2