WS-2020-0121 (High) detected in highcharts-4.2.1.js

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WS-2020-0121 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - highcharts-4.2.1.js

Highcharts is a charting library written in pure JavaScript, offering an easy way of adding interactive charts to your web site or web application. Highcharts currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie and scatter chart types. Highcharts is NOT free for commercial use. See the license here: http://highcharts.com/license

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highcharts/4.2.1/highcharts.js

Path to dependency file: /edrav2/eprj/boost/libs/hana/doc/html/one_8hpp.html

Path to vulnerable library: /edrav2/eprj/boost/libs/hana/doc/html/highcharts.js,/edrav2/eprj/boost/libs/hana/doc/html/highcharts.js,/edrav2/eprj/boost/libs/hana/benchmark/../doc/js/highcharts.js,/edrav2/eprj/boost/libs/hana/doc/js/highcharts.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **highcharts-4.2.1.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 30207a8f9a2b5d0b116c65f1e59dfdeba6de5c3e

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

highcharts before 8.1.1 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. An attacker can exacute arbitrary code from chart configuration string.

Publish Date: 2020-06-09

URL: WS-2020-0121

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.7)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1227

Release Date: 2020-06-09

Fix Resolution: highcharts - 7.2.2,8.1.1