CVE-2021-29489

lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileDEEUNLUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.87% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 3.5 · low
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5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · ncsc_nl

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. In Highcharts versions 8 and earlier, the chart options structure was not systematically filtered for XSS vectors. The potential impact was that content from untrusted sources could execute code in the end user's browser. The vulnerability is patched in version 9. As a workaround, implementers who are not able to upgrade may apply DOMPurify recursively to the options structure to filter out malicious markup.

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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.5–7.6

v2.03.5lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 2.9
v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.3 · impact 2.7
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 4.7
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecondary · OSV
v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
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advisories (3)

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  • NCSC-2024-0293Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Communications ApplicationsNL2024-07-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Er zijn kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Communications Applications.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1643Oracle Communications Applications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-16csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications Applications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • GHSA-8j65-4pcq-xq95Options structure open to Cross-site Scripting if passed unfiltered2021-05-06ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact In Highcharts versions 8 and earlier, the chart options structure was not systematically filtered for XSS vectors. The potential impact was that content from untrusted sources could execute code in the end user's browser. Especially when using the `useHTML` flag, HTML string options would be inserted unfiltered directly into the DOM. When `useHTML` was false, malicious code could be inserted by using various character replacement tricks or malformed HTML. If your chart configuration comes from a trusted source like a static setup or pre-filtered HTML (or no markup at all in the configuration), you are not impacted. ### Patches In version 9, the whole rendering layer was refactored to use an DOMParser, an AST and tag and HTML allow-listing to make sure only safe content entered the DOM. In addition, prototype pollution was stopped. ### Workarounds Implementers who are not able to upgrade may apply [DOMPurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify) recursively [to the options structure](https://jsfiddle.net/highcharts/zd3wcm5L/) to filter out malicious markup. ### References * Details on the improved [Highcharts security](https://www.highcharts.com/docs/chart-concepts/security) * [The AST and TextBuilder refactoring](https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/pull/14913) * [The fix for prototype pollution](https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/pull/14884) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Visit our [support page](https://www.highcharts.com/blog/support/) * For more Email us at [security@highcharts.com](mailto:security@highcharts.com)

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published 2021-05-05modified 2026-06-17
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