CVE-2020-28487

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 22, 2021 at 05:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVis Timeline

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.4.4
Affected range stops below 7.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/visjs/vis-timeline/issues/838
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/visjs/vis-timeline/pull/840
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBVISJS-1063502
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1063501
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-VISTIMELINE-1063500

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMsnyk
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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