Cross-Site Scripting in highcharts

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.

Recommendation

Update the highcharts package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): **>= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1

  < 7.2.2**

• Patched version(s): **8.1.1

  7.2.2**

References

• GHSA-gr4j-r575-g665
• snyk.io
• CWE-79
• OWASP 2021-A3

Related Issues

• Options structure open to Cross-site Scripting if passed unfiltered - CVE-2021-29489
• Bootstrap Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability - CVE-2024-6531
• @dependencytrack/frontend vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site-Scripting via Vulnerability Details - CVE-2022-39350
• CKEditor 5 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the clipboard package - CVE-2025-58064

Tags:

npm

highcharts