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CVE-2020-15138

Cross-Site Scripting in Prism

### ImpactThe easing preview of the Previewers plugin has an XSS vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in Safari and Internet Explorer.This impacts all Safari and Internet Explorer users of Prism >=v1.1.0 that use the _Previewers_ plugin (>=v1.10.0) or the _Previewer: Easing_ plugin (v1.1.0 to v1.9.0).### PatchesThis problem is patched in v1.21.0.### WorkaroundsTo workaround the issue without upgrading, [disable the easing preview](https://prismjs.com/plugins/previewers/#disabling-a-previewer) on all impacted code blocks. You need Prism v1.10.0 or newer to apply this workaround.### ReferencesThe vulnerability was introduced by this [commit](https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/commit/4303c940d3d3a20e8ce7635bf23331c75060f5c5) on Sep 29, 2015 and fixed by [Masato Kinugawa](https://twitter.com/kinugawamasato) (#2506).### For more informationIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please [open an issue](https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/issues).

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Vulnerability Details
Score
7.1
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected Versions
prismjs >= 1.1.0 < 1.21.0
Severity
High
Ecosystem
JavaScript
Publish Date
August 7, 2020
Modified Date
November 7, 2023