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TI-2018-14772 Aliases CVE-2018-20801GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular…

Priority LOW 39CWE-185Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03169 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed highcharts (npm): 6.1.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—highcharts (npm)before 6.1.06.1.0Patch availableGHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • highcharts (npm) Vendor— Affected before 6.1.0 Fixed in 6.1.0 Patch available GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:highcharts:highcharts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.1.0Vulnerablehighcharts
  • cpe:2.3:a:highcharts:highcharts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·highcharts

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3 highcharts (npm) Fixed in 6.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2021-10202 Options structure open to XSS if passed unfiltered CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6

Sources

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