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Missing Origin Validation in webpack-dev-server

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 4, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

npm webpack-dev-server (npm)

Affected versions

< 3.1.11

Patched versions

3.1.11

Description

Versions of webpack-dev-server before 3.1.10 are missing origin validation on the websocket server. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to steal a developer's source code because the origin of requests to the websocket server that is used for Hot Module Replacement (HMR) are not validated.

Recommendation

For webpack-dev-server update to version 3.1.11 or later.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 4, 2019
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.196%
(58th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-14732

GHSA ID

GHSA-cf66-xwfp-gvc4

Source code

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