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GHSA-8775-5HWV-WR6V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-22 20:35 – Updated: 2023-05-29 16:13

Summary

Potential for cross-site scripting in PostHog-js

Details

Impact

Potential for cross-site scripting in posthog-js.

Patches

The problem has been patched in posthog-js version 1.57.2.

Workarounds

This isn't an issue for sites that have a Content Security Policy in place.
Using the HTML tracking snippet on PostHog Cloud always guarantees the latest version of the library – in that case no action is required to upgrade to the patched version.

References

We will publish details of the vulnerability in 30 days as per our security policy.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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        "name": "posthog-js"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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    "CVE-2023-32325"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2023-05-27T00:15:09Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "modified": "2023-05-29T16:13:02Z",
  "published": "2023-05-22T20:35:03Z",
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/security/advisories/GHSA-8775-5hwv-wr6v"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32325"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/pull/630"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/commit/67e07eb8bb271a3a6f4aa251382e4d25abb385a0"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js"
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  ],
  "summary": "Potential for cross-site scripting in PostHog-js"
}

CVE-2023-32325 (GCVE-0-2023-32325)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-26 23:00 – Updated: 2025-01-14 18:40

Title

Cross-site scripting in PostHog-js

Summary

PostHog-js is a library to interface with the PostHog analytics tool. Versions prior to 1.57.2 have the potential for cross-site scripting. Problem has been patched in 1.57.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that their Content Security Policy is in place.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-14 18:40 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7634 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js/commit/67e0…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
PostHog	posthog-js	Affected: < 1.57.2

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