Vega Expression Language `scale` expression function Cross Site Scripting - vega - CVE-2023-26486 | SmartScanner

Description

The Vega scale expression function has the ability to call arbitrary functions with a single controlled argument. This can be exploited to escape the Vega expression sandbox in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

Recommendation

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

Affected version(s): < 5.23.0
Patched version(s): 5.23.0

References

GHSA-4vq7-882g-wcg4
github.dev
vega.github.io
CVE-2023-26486
CWE-79
CAPEC-310
OWASP 2021-A3
OWASP 2021-A6

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