GoogleOSV:GHSA-5VGJ-GGM4-FG62pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled
7.2 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
15.7%
Impact
Documentation generated with pdoc --math linked to JavaScript files from polyfill.io.
The polyfill.io CDN has been sold and now serves malicious code.
Users who produce documentation with math mode should update immediately. All other users are unaffected.
Patches
This issue has been fixed in pdoc 14.5.1.
References
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack
Timeline
- [2024-06-25] https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack is published.
- [2024-06-25 20:54 UTC] Issue reported to the pdoc project by @adhintz.
- [2024-06-25 21:33 UTC] Patched version released.
- [2024-06-25 21:37 UTC] Security advisory published.
- [2024-06-25 23:49 UTC] CVE-2024-38526 assigned by GitHub.
Related
7.2 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
15.7%