Intel

AIKIDO-2025-10597

@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
Published Sep 1, 2025

60

Medium Risk

This Affects:

JS@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder
4.0.0 - 5.1.1
Fixed in 5.1.2
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TL;DR

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization of the place_name input in the geocoder suggestion render function. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious payload containing executable JavaScript as part of the location name (e.g., ><img src=x onerror=alert(1)>), which would execute immediately when rendered in the user's browser, potentially compromising user sessions or stealing sensitive data. It violates the trust boundary between user-supplied content and rendered output, requiring no user interaction beyond triggering the geocoder suggestion dropdown.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

@mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in versions 4.0.0 - 5.1.1.

How to fix this

Upgrade the @mapbox/mapbox-gl-geocoder library to the patch version.

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