webpack-dev-server CVE-2026-14620 open-editor CSRF detect
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Orchestrate Developer Edition | 7 Aug 202608:26 | – | ibm | |
| Security Bulletin: IBM Quantum Safe Remediator is affected by mutiple vulnerabilities | 22 Sep 202604:31 | – | ibm | |
| CVE-2026-14620 | 3 Jul 202617:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2026-14620 vulnerabilities | 4 Sep 202620:25 | – | cgr | |
| CVE-2026-14620 | 3 Jul 202617:04 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-14620 | 3 Jul 202617:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-14620 webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-site request forgery via internal developer endpoints | 3 Jul 202617:00 | – | cvelist | |
| webpack_devserver 5.2.5 - CSRF | 17 Aug 202600:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| EUVD-2026-41558 | 20 Jul 202622:01 | – | euvd | |
| webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-site request forgery via internal developer endpoints | 20 Jul 202622:01 | – | github |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""CVE-2026-14620 — webpack-dev-server open-editor CSRF detection via Sec-Fetch probes."""
from __future__ import annotations
from urllib.parse import urlencode
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "webpack-dev-server CVE-2026-14620 open-editor CSRF detect",
"description": (
"Detects CVE-2026-14620 in webpack-dev-server <= 5.2.5: cross-site GET "
"/webpack-dev-server/open-editor?fileName= reaches launchEditor(). "
"Probes cors and no-cors Sec-Fetch combinations; vulnerable when cors "
"cross-site returns HTTP 200 while no-cors cross-site is blocked (403)."
),
"author": ["Jorge González Milla (Pig-Tail)", "KittySploit Team"],
"cve": ["CVE-2026-14620"],
"severity": "medium",
"tags": [
"web",
"scanner",
"webpack",
"webpack-dev-server",
"csrf",
"dev-server",
"cve-2026-14620",
],
"references": [
"https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/security/advisories/GHSA-f5vj-f2hx-8m93",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14620",
"https://github.com/Pig-Tail/security-research/tree/master/CVE-2026-14620-webpack-dev-server",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 4,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": True,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 0.8,
"noise": 0.35,
"value": 0.9,
"requires": {
"tech_hints_any": ["webpack", "webpack-dev-server", "dev"],
},
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [
{
"capability": "csrf_primitive",
"from_detail": "webpack-dev-server open-editor",
},
],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [
"browser_auxiliary/check/webpack_dev_server_cve_2026_14620_csrf",
],
},
},
}
file_name = OptString(
"kittysploit-probe",
"Benign fileName query value (may trigger launchEditor on vulnerable hosts)",
required=False,
)
skip_endpoint_probe = OptBool(
False,
"Skip initial /webpack-dev-server presence check",
required=False,
advanced=True,
)
def _host_header(self) -> str:
host = str(getattr(self, "host", "") or "").strip()
port = int(getattr(self, "port", 80) or 80)
ssl = bool(getattr(self, "ssl", False))
default = 443 if ssl else 80
if host and port != default:
return f"{host}:{port}"
return host or "localhost"
def _open_editor_path(self) -> str:
query = urlencode({"fileName": str(self.file_name or "kittysploit-probe").strip()})
return f"/webpack-dev-server/open-editor?{query}"
def _probe(self, sec_fetch_mode: str, sec_fetch_dest: str = "empty") -> dict:
headers = {
"Host": self._host_header(),
"Origin": "https://evil.example",
"Sec-Fetch-Mode": sec_fetch_mode,
"Sec-Fetch-Site": "cross-site",
"Sec-Fetch-Dest": sec_fetch_dest,
}
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=self._open_editor_path(),
headers=headers,
allow_redirects=False,
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 10), 5),
)
if not response:
return {"ok": False, "error": "no response"}
body = (response.text or "")[:240]
blocked = (
int(response.status_code or 0) == 403
and "Cross-Origin request blocked" in (response.text or "")
)
return {
"ok": True,
"status": int(response.status_code or 0),
"blocked": blocked,
"body_preview": body,
}
def _endpoint_present(self) -> bool:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path="/webpack-dev-server",
allow_redirects=False,
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 10), 5),
)
if not response:
return False
return int(response.status_code or 0) in (200, 301, 302, 304)
def check(self):
if not bool(self.skip_endpoint_probe) and not self._endpoint_present():
sockjs = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path="/sockjs-node/info",
allow_redirects=False,
timeout=max(int(self.timeout or 10), 5),
)
if not sockjs or int(sockjs.status_code or 0) != 200:
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": "webpack-dev-server surface not detected",
"confidence": "medium",
}
cors = self._probe("cors", "empty")
if not cors.get("ok"):
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": cors.get("error") or "cors probe failed",
"confidence": "low",
}
no_cors = self._probe("no-cors", "script")
navigate = self._probe("navigate", "iframe")
if cors.get("status") == 200:
return {
"vulnerable": True,
"reason": (
"cross-site cors fetch reaches open-editor (HTTP 200); "
"launchEditor CSRF likely (CVE-2026-14620)"
),
"confidence": "high",
"evidence": {
"cors_fetch": cors,
"no_cors_fetch": no_cors,
"navigate_iframe": navigate,
},
}
if cors.get("blocked") or cors.get("status") == 403:
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": "cross-site open-editor blocked (HTTP 403; likely >= 5.2.6)",
"confidence": "high",
"evidence": {
"cors_fetch": cors,
"no_cors_fetch": no_cors,
"navigate_iframe": navigate,
},
}
return {
"vulnerable": False,
"reason": f"unexpected cors probe status HTTP {cors.get('status')}",
"confidence": "low",
"evidence": {
"cors_fetch": cors,
"no_cors_fetch": no_cors,
"navigate_iframe": navigate,
},
}
def run(self):
print_status("CVE-2026-14620 — webpack-dev-server open-editor CSRF detect")
print_info(f"Endpoint: {self._open_editor_path()}")
print_warning("Probes may invoke launchEditor() on vulnerable instances")
result = self.check()
evidence = result.get("evidence") or {}
for label, key in (
("cors fetch", "cors_fetch"),
("no-cors script", "no_cors_fetch"),
("navigate iframe", "navigate_iframe"),
):
vector = evidence.get(key) or {}
if vector.get("ok"):
print_info(f"{label}: HTTP {vector.get('status')}")
if result.get("vulnerable"):
self.set_info(
severity="medium",
reason=result.get("reason") or "CVE-2026-14620 open-editor CSRF",
path=self._open_editor_path(),
)
print_success(result.get("reason") or "Vulnerable")
return True
print_warning(result.get("reason") or "Not vulnerable or inconclusive")
return False
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18 Aug 2026 11:54Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.14.7
EPSS0.00521
SSVC