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MEDIUM4.3

GHSA-9272-wg2r-7xmx

Yamcs has DOM XSS in Extension Routing

Quick fix

GHSA-9272-wg2r-7xmx — org.yamcs:yamcs-core: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

# pom.xml: bump <version>5.13.2</version> for org.yamcs:yamcs-core

Details

**Attack type**: Unauthenticated remote **Impact**: Execution of arbitrary JavaScript in a user’s browser. **Affected components**: extension.matcher.ts:12, extension.component.ts:40, app.component.ts:134.

Yamcs is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the /ext URL endpoint. By inputting specially crafted code into the URL, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user’s browser. This URL may be sent to a user via a phishing email. <img width="940" height="294" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d886d65c-9bb5-4599-ac11-55db83aafc0e" />

Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start a Yamcs instance. 2. Insert the following URL into the browser and press enter (change ‘myproject’ to the name of your instance): ``` http://localhost:8090/ext/img%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert%281%29?c=myproject ``` 3. You will receive an alert with the number ‘1’ in it.

Recommendations: 1. Use document.createElement instead of innerHTML in extension.component.ts. 2. Validate the extension against registered plugin IDs. 3. Enforce a strict custom-element-name regex before mounting.

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Affected packages

Maven/org.yamcs:yamcs-core
Introduced in: 5.13.0Fixed in: 5.13.2
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>5.13.2</version> for org.yamcs:yamcs-core
Maven/org.yamcs:yamcs-core
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 5.12.8
Fix# pom.xml: bump <version>5.12.8</version> for org.yamcs:yamcs-core

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