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JavaScript is a scripting language used in web pages and applications, where flaws in code or dependencies can enable attacks and data theft.

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JavaScript is a programming language used to add behavior to web pages and to build applications that run outside the browser, including server-side services and tooling. In browsers, scripts can read and modify a page’s content and interact with available web APIs, subject to the browser’s security boundaries.

Its main security risks include cross-site scripting (XSS), in which attacker-controlled input is executed as page code, and DOM-based flaws caused by unsafe handling of data in client-side code. Third-party scripts and package dependencies also expand the code supply chain and may expose user data or introduce vulnerable behavior. Practical controls include context-aware output encoding, avoiding unsafe DOM sinks, restrictive Content-Security-Policy rules, and reviewing, pinning, and monitoring dependencies for vulnerabilities.

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At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package is installed.

Krebs on Security 17 Sep 2025, 2:08 a.m. Credentials Crowdstrike Github Infection JavaScript Malware Node.js Vendor Worm