Cross-site scripting (XSS) in vis-timeline
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
This affects the package vis-timeline before 7.4.4. An attacker with the ability to control the items of a Timeline element can inject additional script code into the generated application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01462 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vis-timeline: 7.4.4vis-timeline (npm): 7.4.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | vis-timeline | before 7.4.4 | 7.4.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | vis-timeline (npm) | before 7.4.4 | 7.4.4 | Patch available | GHSA-9mrv-456v-pf22 |
- vis-timeline Vendor— Affected before 7.4.4 Fixed in 7.4.4 Patch available CNA
- vis-timeline (npm) Vendor— Affected before 7.4.4 Fixed in 7.4.4 Patch available GHSA-9mrv-456v-pf22
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vis-timeline Fixed in 7.4.4
- Fix · GHSA-9mrv-456v-pf22 vis-timeline (npm) Fixed in 7.4.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28487
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mrv-456v-pf22
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mrv-456v-pf22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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