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pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 25, 2024 in mitmproxy/pdoc • Updated Jul 26, 2024

Package

pip pdoc (pip)

Affected versions

< 14.5.1

Patched versions

14.5.1

Description

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

mitmproxy/pdoc#703
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack

Timeline

References

@mhils mhils published to mitmproxy/pdoc Jun 25, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 25, 2024
Reviewed Jun 25, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 26, 2024
Last updated Jul 26, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS score

0.065%
(30th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2024-38526

GHSA ID

GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62

Source code

Credits

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