CVE-2026-118252 (GCVE-0-2026-118252)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-28 18:08
Modified
2026-10-28 18:08
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Summary
Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until 4.2.3, Highcharts Dashboards edit-mode sidebar parses component language strings as HTML rather than inserting them as text. An attacker who controls the Dashboards language configuration can provide markup containing event handlers, which execute in the hosting page origin when a user opens the edit-mode sidebar and the affected labels render. This issue is fixed in 4.2.3.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
highcharts highcharts Version: < 13.0.0-beta.2
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            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 13.0.0-beta.2"
            }
          ]
        },
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          "product": "dashboards",
          "vendor": "@highcharts",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003e= 1.0.0, \u003c 4.2.3"
            }
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          "value": "Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until 4.2.3, Highcharts Dashboards edit-mode sidebar parses component language strings as HTML rather than inserting them as text. An attacker who controls the Dashboards language configuration can provide markup containing event handlers, which execute in the hosting page origin when a user opens the edit-mode sidebar and the affected labels render. This issue is fixed in 4.2.3."
        }
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            "attackRequirements": "NONE",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "baseScore": 8.4,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
            "userInteraction": "ACTIVE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
            "version": "4.0",
            "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          }
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              "description": "CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)",
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              "type": "CWE"
            }
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      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-28T18:08:33.407Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-rcqf-f6h2-ccg9",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-rcqf-f6h2-ccg9"
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        {
          "name": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/e65f8c21b9974dcccfa1c600a375d836acef4a7d",
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          "url": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/e65f8c21b9974dcccfa1c600a375d836acef4a7d"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/releases/tag/dashboards-v4.2.3",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
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          "url": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/releases/tag/dashboards-v4.2.3"
        }
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      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-rcqf-f6h2-ccg9",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Highcharts Dashboards: sidebar component labels are parsed as HTML"
    }
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    "dateReserved": "2026-10-27T20:13:55.313Z",
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    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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