CVE-2024-38526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

pdoc provides API Documentation for Python Projects. Documentation generated with `pdoc --math` linked to JavaScript files from polyfill.io. The polyfill.io CDN has been sold and now serves malicious code. This issue has been fixed in pdoc 14.5.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Mitmproxy	Pdoc

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/polyfillio-in-pdoc-cve-2024-38526

History

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mitmproxy Mitmproxy pdoc
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mitmproxy:pdoc::::::::
Vendors & Products		Mitmproxy Mitmproxy pdoc
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-06-25T23:53:54.677Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:53:15.493Z

Reserved: 2024-06-18T16:37:02.728Z

Link: CVE-2024-38526

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:25.740Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-26T00:15:10.703

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:26:11.483

Link: CVE-2024-38526

Redhat

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