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MEDIUM6.1

GHSA-rcw3-wmx7-cphr

Vega Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via event filter when not using CSP mode expressionInterpeter

Quick fix

GHSA-rcw3-wmx7-cphr — vega: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install vega@5.31.0

Details

### Impact

In `vega` 5.30.0 and lower, `vega-functions` 5.15.0 and lower , it was possible to call JavaScript functions from the Vega expression language that were not meant to be supported.

### Patches

Patched in `vega` `5.31.0` / `vega-functions` `5.16.0`

### Workarounds

_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

- Run `vega` without `vega.expressionInterpreter`. This mode is not the default as it is slower. - Using the interpreter [described in CSP safe mode](https://vega.github.io/vega/usage/interpreter/) (Content Security Policy) prevents arbitrary Javascript from running, so users of this mode are not affected by this vulnerability.

### References

- Reported to Vega-Lite by @kprevas Nov 8 2024 in https://github.com/vega/vega-lite/issues/9469 & https://github.com/vega/vega/issues/3984

Reproduction of the error in Vega by @mattijn

``` { "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json", "signals": [ { "name": "inject_alert", "on": [ { "events": [ { "type": "mousedown", "marktype": "rect", "filter": ["scale(event.view.setTimeout, 'alert(\"alert\")')"] } ], "update": "datum" } ] } ], "marks": [ { "type": "rect", "encode": { "update": { "x": {"value": 0}, "y": {"value": 0}, "width": {"value": 100}, "height": {"value": 100} } } } ] } ```

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Affected packages

npm/vega
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 5.31.0
Fixnpm install vega@5.31.0
npm/vega-functions
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 5.16.0
Fixnpm install vega-functions@5.16.0

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