Is CVE-2021-29489 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-29489 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-29489?

CVE-2021-29489 has a CVSS score of 7.6 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2021-29489?

Patch guidance is available from highcharts security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-29489.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-29489?

5 products: highcharts highcharts, netapp cloud backup, netapp oncommand insight, netapp oncommand workflow automation, netapp snapcenter.

Description

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. In Highcharts versions 8 and earlier, the chart options structure was not systematically filtered for XSS vectors. The potential impact was that content from untrusted sources could execute code in the end user's browser. The vulnerability is patched in version 9. As a workaround, implementers who are not able to upgrade may apply DOMPurify recursively to the options structure to filter out malicious markup.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: high
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: HIGHCHARTS
Published: 5/5/2021
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

highcharts : highchartsnetapp : cloud_backupnetapp : oncommand_insightnetapp : oncommand_workflow_automationnetapp : snapcenter

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2021-29489. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2021-29489

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CVE-2021-29489 vulnerability