GHSA-2PWH-52H7-7J84

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-04-16 19:52 – Updated: 2026-01-22 20:36
VLAI?
Summary
JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)
Details

Impact

The viewer plugin implementation of <mol:molecule> renders molfile data directly inside a <script> tag without any escaping. Arbitrary JavaScript code can thus be executed in the client browser via crafted molfiles.

Patches

Patched in v0.3.0: Molfile data is now rendered as value of a hidden <input> tag and escaped via JSF's mechanisms.

Workarounds

No workaround available.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "de.ipb-halle:molecularfaces"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.3.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-0758"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-13T17:35:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nThe viewer plugin implementation of `\u003cmol:molecule\u003e` renders molfile data directly inside a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag without any escaping. Arbitrary JavaScript code can thus be executed in the client browser via crafted molfiles.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in v0.3.0: Molfile data is now rendered as value of a hidden `\u003cinput\u003e` tag and escaped via JSF\u0027s mechanisms.\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workaround available.",
  "id": "GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84",
  "modified": "2026-01-22T20:36:39Z",
  "published": "2021-04-16T19:52:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0758"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)"
}


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