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Security checkJanuary 09, 2023

Stored XSS in TimelineJS3

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Description

TimelineJS renders some user data as HTML. An attacker could implement an XSS exploit with maliciously crafted content in a number of data fields. This risk is present whether the source data for the timeline is stored on Google Sheets or in a JSON configuration file.

Most TimelineJS users configure their timeline with a Google Sheets document.

Recommendation

Update the @knight-lab/timelinejs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 3.7.0
  • Patched version(s): 3.7.0

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