Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting prismjs package, versions <1.30.0
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- published3 Mar 2025
- disclosed3 Mar 2025
- creditjackfromeast
Introduced: 3 Mar 2025
CVE-2024-53382 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade prismjs to version 1.30.0 or higher.
Overview
prismjs is a lightweight, robust, elegant syntax highlighting library.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the document.currentScript lookup process. An attacker can manipulate the web page content and execute unintended actions by injecting HTML elements that overshadow legitimate DOM elements.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the application accepts untrusted input containing HTML but not direct JavaScript.