Description
Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. Prior to 11.4.9, 12.6.1, and 13.1.0, Highcharts assigns credits.href to the window location when the credits label is clicked without checking the URL against the allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls chart configuration can provide a javascript URL and run script in the origin of the hosting page when a user clicks the credits label. Highcharts Stock, Maps, and Gantt are included because they ship from the same package. This issue is fixed in 11.4.9, 12.6.1 and 13.1.0.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5793-x2q3-c3q7 Highcharts: `javascript:` URL in credits.href runs script on click
History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Highcharts
Highcharts highcharts
Vendors & Products Highcharts
Highcharts highcharts

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. Prior to 11.4.9, 12.6.1, and 13.1.0, Highcharts assigns credits.href to the window location when the credits label is clicked without checking the URL against the allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls chart configuration can provide a javascript URL and run script in the origin of the hosting page when a user clicks the credits label. Highcharts Stock, Maps, and Gantt are included because they ship from the same package. This issue is fixed in 11.4.9, 12.6.1 and 13.1.0.
Title Highcharts: javascript: URL in credits.href runs script on click
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Highcharts Highcharts
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T18:02:46.576Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T20:13:55.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-118251

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T19:17:29.340

Modified: 2026-10-28T19:17:29.340

Link: CVE-2026-118251

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-28T19:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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