CVE-2024-0758: JavaScript execution via malicious molfiles (XSS)

April 16, 2021 (updated January 22, 2026)

The viewer plugin implementation of <mol:molecule> renders molfile data directly inside a <script> tag without any escaping. Arbitrary JavaScript code can thus be executed in the client browser via crafted molfiles.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces
github.com/ipb-halle/MolecularFaces/security/advisories/GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0758
vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-2pwh-52h7-7j84

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