CVE-2025-25304 — vega
Fix: vega/vega@9fb9ea0CVE-2025-25304 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vega. A fix is available for vega — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Vega allows Cross-site Scripting via the vlSelectionTuples function
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-25304.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
veganpmvega-selectionsnpmDescription
Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. Prior to version 5.26.0 of vega and 5.4.2 of vega-selections, the vlSelectionTuples function can be used to call JavaScript functions, leading to cross-site scripting.vlSelectionTuples calls multiple functions that can be controlled by an attacker, including one call with an attacker-controlled argument. This can be used to call Function() with arbitrary JavaScript and the resulting function can be called with vlSelectionTuples or using a type coercion to call toString or valueOf. Version 5.26.0 of vega and 5.4.2 of vega-selections fix this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | vega | all versions | 5.26.0npm install vega@5.26.0 |
| 📦npm | vega-selections | all versions | 5.4.2npm install vega-selections@5.4.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for vega, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update vega to 5.26.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-25304 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-25304 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-25304. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-25304 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-25304 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.