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Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in plotly.js

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Medium severitynpmplotly.js

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Description

Affected versions of plotly.js are vulnerable to cross-site scripting if an attacker can convince a user to visit a malicious plot on a site using this package.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): < 1.16.0
  • Patched version(s): 1.16.0

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