HighGHSA-hg79-j56m-fxgv

Cross-Site Scripting in react

Published 4 Sept 2020 · Updated 1 Oct 2021

Affected package

Affected: >=0.0.1 <0.14.0
Fixed in: 0.14.0

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install react@0.14.0

Details

Versions of react prior to 0.14.0 are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package's createElement function fails to properly validate its input object, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 0.14.0 or later.

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References

Packagegithub.com/facebook/react
Linkreactjs.org/blog/2015/10/07/react-v0.14.html#notable-enhancements
Linkreactjs.org/blog/2019/10/22/react-release-channels.html#experimental-channel
Linksnyk.io/vuln/npm:react:20150318
Linkwww.npmjs.com/advisories/1347
Linkdanlec.com/blog/xss-via-a-spoofed-react-element

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