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@udecode/plate-link does not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the `javascript:` scheme

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 9, 2023 in udecode/plate • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Package

npm @udecode/plate-link (npm)

Affected versions

< 20.0.0

Patched versions

20.0.0

Description

Impact

Affected versions of the link plugin and link UI component do not sanitize URLs to prevent use of the javascript: scheme. As a result, links with JavaScript URLs can be inserted into the Plate editor through various means, including opening or pasting malicious content.

Patches

@udecode/plate-link 20.0.0 resolves this issue by introducing an allowedSchemes option to the link plugin, defaulting to ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']. URLs using a scheme that isn't in this list will not be rendered to the DOM.

Workarounds

If you are unable to update @udecode/plate-link to version 20.0.0, we recommend overriding the LinkElement and PlateFloatingLink components with implementations that explicitly check the URL scheme before rendering any anchor elements.

References

@zbeyens zbeyens published to udecode/plate Jun 9, 2023
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 9, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 9, 2023
Reviewed Jun 9, 2023
Last updated Nov 10, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

0.075%
(34th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-34245

GHSA ID

GHSA-4882-hxpr-hrvm

Source code

Credits

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