CVE-2025-27793Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Cross-site scripting via attacker-controlled RegExp replacement

Published Mar 27, 2025 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Vega before 5.32.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted visualization definition. The replace expression helper passes a non-string, non-RegExp pattern to String.prototype.replace, invoking attacker-controlled replace and exec functions. Rendering attacker-supplied Vega or Vega-Lite JSON without vega-interpreter exposes the browser context through event.view.eval.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Vega before 5.32.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript through a crafted visualization definition. The replace expression helper passes a non-string, non-RegExp pattern to String.prototype.replace, invoking attacker-controlled replace and exec functions. Rendering attacker-supplied Vega or Vega-Lite JSON without vega-interpreter exposes the browser context through event.view.eval.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27793
Published
Mar 27, 2025
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
Vega
Product
Vega
Classifications
CWE-87, CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 5.32.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Vega · Vegaversion=< 5.32.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3GitHub CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-87Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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