Clipboard-based XSS
Impact
XSS against the user.
Details
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 causing XSS.
References
The Curious Case of Copy & Paste – on risks of pasting arbitrary content in browsers: https://research.securitum.com/the-curious-case-of-copy-paste/
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | jsuites | < 4.9.11 | 4.9.11 |
References
- https://github.com/jsuites/jsuites/security/advisories/GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41086
- https://github.com/jsuites/jsuites/commit/d47a6f4e143188dde2742f4cffd313e1068ad3b3
- https://github.com/jsuites/jsuites/commit/fe1d3cc5e339f2f4da8ed1f9f42271fdf9cbd8d2
- https://github.com/jsuites/jsuites
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsuites
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- npm
- Package
jsuites- Disclosed
- 22.09.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qh7x-j4v8-qw5w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: jsuites
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 09.2021 01.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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