Code Injection in Pug - CVE-2024-36361
Published: February 3, 2025 / Updated: February 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103495
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36361
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Pugjs
Affected software:
Pug
Pug
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Pug allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36361
Install updates from vendor's website.