---
id: "CVE-2026-118251"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118251", "GHSA-5793-x2q3-c3q7"]
title: "Highcharts: javascript: URL in credits.href runs script on click"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "highcharts", "fixed": ["11.4.9"], "affected": "< 11.4.9", "ecosystem": "npm"}, {"name": "highcharts", "fixed": ["12.6.1"], "affected": ">= 12.0.0, < 12.6.1", "ecosystem": "npm"}, {"name": "highcharts", "fixed": ["13.1.0"], "affected": ">= 13.0.0, <= 13.0.2", "ecosystem": "npm"}]
ecosystems: ["npm"]
tags: ["cwe-79", "highcharts", "javascript", "package", "web-frontend"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-chart-config", "no-user-supplied-chart-options"]
published_at: "2026-10-28T19:17:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-28T19:34:54+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-28T19:56:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118251", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T19:34:54+00:00"}, {"source": "ghsa", "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5793-x2q3-c3q7", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T19:56:29+00:00"}]
---

# Highcharts: javascript: URL in credits.href runs script on click

Highcharts JS assigns the credits link URL straight to the window location without checking the scheme. An attacker who controls the chart configuration can supply a javascript: URL that runs script in the hosting page's origin when a user clicks the credits label.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- npm:highcharts affected < 11.4.9 fixed 11.4.9
- npm:highcharts affected >= 12.0.0, < 12.6.1 fixed 12.6.1
- npm:highcharts affected >= 13.0.0, <= 13.0.2 fixed 13.1.0

## How to check

- Check the installed version with `npm ls highcharts` (or the `highcharts` entry in package.json and lockfile)
- Search the codebase for `credits` in chart configuration and look for any chart config built from user-supplied or stored data

## Fix

- Upgrade `highcharts` to `11.4.9`, `12.6.1` or `13.1.0` (Highcharts Stock, Maps and Gantt ship from the same package)
- Until upgraded, do not pass untrusted data into chart options, especially `credits.href`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28T19:34:54+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118251
- 2026-10-28T19:56:29+00:00 ghsa https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5793-x2q3-c3q7

## From the sources

### Impact
A `credits.href` value beginning with `javascript:` is assigned to the window location when the credits label is clicked, without being checked against an allowed-scheme list. An attacker who controls the chart configuration can therefore run script in the origin of the page hosting the chart. Exploitation requires that untrusted data reach the chart configuration and that a user click the credits label. Charts built with Highcharts Stock, Maps and Gantt are included, since those ship from the same package as Core.

### Workarounds
Drop-in fix - for any versions affected (5.0.0-13.0.2).
Add the below IIFE to run after Highcharts is loaded, but before a chart is created.

```js
!function(t){if(t&&t.Chart&&!t.Chart.prototype.creditsHrefPatched){var r=t.Chart.prototype,e=r.addCredits;r.addCredits=function(n){var o=t.merge(!0,this.options.credits,n);return o&&o.href&&!c(o.href)&&delete o.href,e.call(this,o)},r.creditsHrefPatched=!0}function c(r){var e=t.AST&&t.AST.allowedReferences||["https://","http://","mailto:","/","../","./","#"];return"string"==typeof r&&e.some(function(t){return 0===r.indexOf(t)})}}(Highcharts);
```
[Live demo & testing](https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/6a09ws1f/)

### Obtaining the patched version
The patched releases are available from all the usual distribution channels. With npm, upgrade the affected package to the patched version listed above, for example `npm install highcharts@ 13.1.0`. If you load Highcharts from the CDN, use the versioned URLs on code.highcharts.com, for example `https://code.highcharts.com/13.1.0/highcharts.js`. For more on each installation method, see the [installation guide](https://www.highcharts.com/docs/getting-started/installation).

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