Clipboard-based XSS in jsuites
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
jsuites is an open source collection of common required javascript web components. In affected versions users are subject to cross site scripting (XSS) attacks via clipboard content. jsuites is vulnerable to DOM based XSS if the user can be tricked into copying _anything_ from a malicious and pasting it into the html editor. This is because a part of the clipboard content is directly written to `innerHTML` allowing for javascript injection and thus XSS. Users are advised to update to version 4.9.11 to resolve.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jsuites | jsuites | before 4.9.11 | 4.9.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | jsuites (npm) | before 4.9.11 | 4.9.11 | Patch available | GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w |
- jsuites Vendorjsuites Affected before 4.9.11 Fixed in 4.9.11 Patch available CNA
- jsuites (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.9.11 Fixed in 4.9.11 Patch available GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jsuites (jsuites) Fixed in 4.9.11
- Fix · GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w jsuites (npm) Fixed in 4.9.11 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41086
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Jsuites vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09496 Cross-site scripting in jsuites CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-41086 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41086 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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