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SCA: security update for webpack-dev-middleware (GHSA-wr3j-pwj9-hqq6)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420087

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Prior to versions 7.1.0, 6.1.2, and 5.3.4, the webpack-dev-middleware development middleware for devpack
 does not validate the supplied URL address sufficiently before returning the local file. It is possible to
 access any file on the developer's machine. The middleware can either work with the physical filesystem
 when reading the files or it can use a virtualized in-memory `memfs` filesystem. If `writeToDisk`
 configuration option is set to `true`, the physical filesystem is used. The `getFilenameFromUrl` method is
 used to parse URL and build the local file path. The public path prefix is stripped from the URL, and the
 `unsecaped` path suffix is appended to the `outputPath`. As the URL is not unescaped and normalized
 automatically before calling the midlleware, it is possible to use `%2e` and `%2f` sequences to perform
 path traversal attack. Developers using `webpack-dev-server` or `webpack-dev-middleware` are affected by
 the issue. When the project is started, an attacker might access any file on the developer's machine and
 exfiltrate the content. If the development server is listening on a public IP address (or `0.0.0.0`), an
 attacker on the local network can access the local files without any interaction from the victim (direct
 connection to the port). If the server allows access from third-party domains, an attacker can send a
 malicious link to the victim. When visited, the client side script can connect to the local server and
 exfiltrate the local files. Starting with fixed versions 7.1.0, 6.1.2, and 5.3.4, the URL is unescaped and
 normalized before any further processing. (CVE-2024-29180)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wr3j-pwj9-hqq6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 420087

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29180

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29180

cwe: CWE-22