Highcharts Dashboards / Grid Pro: `DataTable.setCell` and column writers treat `__proto__` as an existing column.
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- 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, 3.2.0, 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
Summary
Highcharts Dashboards and Highcharts Grid Pro, in the Highcharts DataTable cell-writing code (used for connector write-back and grid editing), are affected. The flaw can let a crafted column name write values into shared JavaScript object defaults on the page, which may alter how other scripts behave or disrupt chart and grid rendering.
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Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until Dashboards 4.2.2, and from 2.0.0 until Grid Pro 3.2.0, Highcharts DataTable single-cell writers use an untrusted column ID as a key without rejecting proto or constructor. DataTable.setCell, including Dashboards connector write-back and Grid Pro editing paths, can therefore write integer-indexed values onto Object.prototype or the Object constructor. In Dashboards releases with column aliases, a literal proto ID is redirected by the alias map, while an alias targeting proto reaches the unsafe write; later releases without aliases accept the unsafe ID directly. Those inherited values affect array and object reads and for-in enumeration throughout the page, which can alter application control flow or disrupt rendering. Exploitation requires control of the table or component column ID and a cell, point, or API write. This issue is fixed in Dashboards 4.2.2 and Grid Pro 3.2.0.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- highcharts highcharts
fixed in 13.1.0
- @highcharts dashboards
From 1.0.0 · fixed in 4.2.3
- @highcharts grid-pro
From 2.0.0 · fixed in 3.2.0
- @highcharts/dashboardsnpm
From 1.0.0 · fixed in 4.2.2
- @highcharts/grid-pronpm
From 2.0.0 · fixed in 3.2.0