{"cve":"CVE-2025-57665","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-09T18:15:36.170","modified":"2026-06-17T09:43:16.947","status":"Analyzed","description":"Element Plus Link component (el-link) through 2.10.6 implements insufficient input validation for the href attribute, creating a security abstraction gap that obscures URL-based attack vectors. The component passes user-controlled href values directly to underlying anchor elements without protocol validation, URL sanitization, or security headers. This allows attackers to inject malicious URLs using dangerous protocols (javascript:, data:, file:) or redirect users to external malicious sites. While native HTML anchor elements present similar risks, UI component libraries bear additional responsibility for implementing security safeguards and providing clear risk documentation. The vulnerability enables XSS attacks, phishing campaigns, and open redirect exploits affecting applications that use Element Plus Link components with user-controlled or untrusted URL inputs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.4},"cwes":["CWE-79","CWE-601"],"references":["https://element-plus.org/en-US/component/link.html","https://github.com/element-plus/element-plus","https://github.com/element-plus/element-plus/blob/dev/packages/components/link/src/link.vue","https://github.com/element-plus/element-plus/pull/21711","https://www.npmjs.com/package/element-plus"],"products":["element-plus:element-plus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-57665","score":0.00236,"percentile":0.14664,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5m5x-9j46-h678","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5m5x-9j46-h678","summary":"Element Plus Link component (el-link) implements insufficient input validation for the href attribute","modified":"2025-09-12T19:05:43Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"element-plus","purl":"pkg:npm/element-plus","ranges":["<=2.11.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}