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plotly.js prototype pollution vulnerability

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 3, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 26, 2025

Package

npm plotly.js (npm)

Affected versions

< 2.25.2

Patched versions

2.25.2
composer plotly/plotly.js (Composer)
< 2.25.2
2.25.2

Description

In Plotly plotly.js before 2.25.2, plot API calls have a risk of proto being polluted in expandObjectPaths or nestedProperty.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 3, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 3, 2024
Reviewed Jan 3, 2024
Last updated Dec 26, 2025

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(31st percentile)

Weaknesses

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2023-46308

GHSA ID

GHSA-wjc4-73q6-gv3m

Source code

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