GHSA-9272-WG2R-7XMX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 17:32 – Updated: 2026-08-28 17:32
VLAI
Summary
Yamcs has DOM XSS in Extension Routing
Details

Attack type: Unauthenticated remote Impact: Execution of arbitrary JavaScript in a user’s browser. Affected components: extension.matcher.ts:12, extension.component.ts:40, app.component.ts:134.

Yamcs is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the /ext URL endpoint. By inputting specially crafted code into the URL, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user’s browser. This URL may be sent to a user via a phishing email.

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Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start a Yamcs instance. 2. Insert the following URL into the browser and press enter (change ‘myproject’ to the name of your instance):

http://localhost:8090/ext/img%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert%281%29?c=myproject
  1. You will receive an alert with the number ‘1’ in it.

Recommendations: 1. Use document.createElement instead of innerHTML in extension.component.ts. 2. Validate the extension against registered plugin IDs. 3. Enforce a strict custom-element-name regex before mounting.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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  "details": "**Attack type**: Unauthenticated remote \n**Impact**: Execution of arbitrary JavaScript in a user\u2019s browser.\n**Affected components**: extension.matcher.ts:12, extension.component.ts:40, app.component.ts:134.\n\nYamcs is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the /ext URL endpoint. By inputting specially crafted code into the URL, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user\u2019s browser. This URL may be sent to a user via a phishing email.\n \n\u003cimg width=\"940\" height=\"294\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d886d65c-9bb5-4599-ac11-55db83aafc0e\" /\u003e\n\nSteps to Reproduce:\n1.\tStart a Yamcs instance.\n2.\tInsert the following URL into the browser and press enter (change \u2018myproject\u2019 to the name of your instance):\n```\nhttp://localhost:8090/ext/img%20src%3Dx%20onerror%3Dalert%281%29?c=myproject\n```\n3.\tYou will receive an alert with the number \u20181\u2019 in it.\n\nRecommendations:\n1.\tUse document.createElement instead of innerHTML in extension.component.ts.\n2.\tValidate the extension against registered plugin IDs.\n3.\tEnforce a strict custom-element-name regex before mounting.",
  "id": "GHSA-9272-wg2r-7xmx",
  "modified": "2026-08-28T17:32:16Z",
  "published": "2026-08-28T17:32:16Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/8e18e279d8ce761c21f4f67bbd06a1bff804d297"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/ecf34a4e2ccbe085e6ceff0253595b24d5ecb4aa"
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    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.8"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "Yamcs has DOM XSS in Extension Routing"
}



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