Headline
GHSA-mp7w-mhcv-673j: Vega allows Cross-site Scripting via the vlSelectionTuples function
Summary
The vlSelectionTuples function can be used to call JavaScript functions, leading to XSS.
Details
vlSelectionTuples calls multiple functions that can be controlled by an attacker, including one call with an attacker-controlled argument.
Example call: vlSelectionTuples([{datum:<argument>}], {fields:[{getter:<function>}]})
This can be used to call Function() with arbitrary JavaScript and the resulting function can be called with vlSelectionTuples or using a type coercion to call toString or valueOf.
PoC
{"$schema":"https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json","signals":[{"name":"a","init":"+{valueOf:vlSelectionTuples([{datum:'alert(1)'}],{fields:[{getter:[].at.constructor}]})[0].values[0]}"}]}
Summary
The vlSelectionTuples function can be used to call JavaScript functions, leading to XSS.
Details
vlSelectionTuples calls multiple functions that can be controlled by an attacker, including one call with an attacker-controlled argument.
Example call: vlSelectionTuples([{datum:<argument>}], {fields:[{getter:<function>}]})
This can be used to call Function() with arbitrary JavaScript and the resulting function can be called with vlSelectionTuples or using a type coercion to call toString or valueOf.
PoC
{"$schema":"https://vega.github.io/schema/vega/v5.json","signals":[{"name":"a","init":"+{valueOf:vlSelectionTuples([{datum:'alert(1)'}],{fields:[{getter:[].at.constructor}]})[0].values[0]}"}]}
References
- GHSA-mp7w-mhcv-673j
- vega/vega@9fb9ea0