CVE-2024-36361 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Pug through 3.0.2 allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked function. NOTE: these functions are for compiling Pug templates into JavaScript, and there would typically be no reason to allow untrusted callers.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00281.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-1383	Pug through 3.0.2 allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked function. NOTE: these functions are for compiling Pug templates into JavaScript, and there would typically be no reason to allow untrusted callers.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3965-hpx2-q597	Pug allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pugjs/pug/pull/3428
https://pugjs.org/api/reference.html

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00267}`	epss `{'score': 0.00148}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-05-24T06:04:19.211Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T15:59:18.755Z

Reserved: 2024-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-36361

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:04.700Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-24T06:15:08.947

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:22:01.357

Link: CVE-2024-36361

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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