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Security checkApril 18, 2024

Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in excalidraw's web embed component

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Description

A stored XSS vulnerability in Excalidraw’s web embeddable component. This allows arbitrary JavaScript to be run in the context of the domain where the editor is hosted.

Recommendation

Update the @excalidraw/excalidraw package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): **>= 0.17.0, < 0.17.6 >= 0.16.0, < 0.16.4**
  • Patched version(s): **0.17.6 0.16.4**

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