#VU90715 Path traversal in webpack-dev-middleware - CVE-2024-29180
Published: June 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90715
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29180
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
webpack-dev-middleware
webpack-dev-middleware
Software vendor:
webpack
webpack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to webpack-dev-middleware development middleware for devpack does not validate the supplied URL address sufficiently before returning the local file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/security/advisories/GHSA-wr3j-pwj9-hqq6
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/189c4ac7d2344ec132a4689e74dc837ec5be0132
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/9670b3495da518fe667ff3428c5e4cb9f2f3d353
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/commit/e10008c762e4d5821ed6990348dabf0d4d93a10e
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/blob/7ed24e0b9f53ad1562343f9f517f0f0ad2a70377/src/utils/getFilenameFromUrl.js#L82
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/blob/7ed24e0b9f53ad1562343f9f517f0f0ad2a70377/src/utils/setupOutputFileSystem.js#L21
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v5.3.4
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v6.1.2
- https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/releases/tag/v7.1.0