CVE-2023-38687

Summary

CVE-2023-38687 is a vulnerability that affects Svelecte, a flexible autocomplete/select component written in Svelte. This vulnerability allows for the injection of arbitrary HTML into the Svelecte dropdown, enabling the execution of untrusted JavaScript. Any website using Svelecte with dynamically created items from an external source or user-generated content could be at risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, clickjacking, or other malicious actions through arbitrary HTML injection. The severity of the impact depends on the trustworthiness of the source. Remediation for this vulnerability involves updating to a patched version of Svelecte or implementing proper input validation and escaping mechanisms for user-generated content.

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