Pagefind, a fully static search library, initializes its dynamic JavaScript and WebAssembly files relative to the location of the first script the user loads. This information is gathered by looking up the value of `document.currentScript.src`. Prior to Pagefind version 1.1.1, it is possible to "clobber" this lookup with otherwise benign HTML on the page. This will cause `document.currentScript.src` to resolve as an external domain, which will then be used by Pagefind to load dependencies. This exploit would only work in the case that an attacker could inject HTML to a live, hosted, website. In these cases, this would act as a way to escalate the privilege available to an attacker. This assumes they have the ability to add some elements to the page (for example, `img` tags with a `name` attribute), but not others, as adding a `script` to the page would itself be the cross-site scripting vector. Pagefind has tightened this resolution in version 1.1.1 by ensuring the source is loaded from a valid script element. There are no reports of this being exploited in the wild via Pagefind.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cloudcannon pagefinder
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cloudcannon:pagefinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cloudcannon pagefinder

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cloudcannon
Cloudcannon pagefind
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cloudcannon:pagefind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cloudcannon
Cloudcannon pagefind
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Pagefind, a fully static search library, initializes its dynamic JavaScript and WebAssembly files relative to the location of the first script the user loads. This information is gathered by looking up the value of `document.currentScript.src`. Prior to Pagefind version 1.1.1, it is possible to "clobber" this lookup with otherwise benign HTML on the page. This will cause `document.currentScript.src` to resolve as an external domain, which will then be used by Pagefind to load dependencies. This exploit would only work in the case that an attacker could inject HTML to a live, hosted, website. In these cases, this would act as a way to escalate the privilege available to an attacker. This assumes they have the ability to add some elements to the page (for example, `img` tags with a `name` attribute), but not others, as adding a `script` to the page would itself be the cross-site scripting vector. Pagefind has tightened this resolution in version 1.1.1 by ensuring the source is loaded from a valid script element. There are no reports of this being exploited in the wild via Pagefind.
Title Pagefind DOM clobbering could escalate to Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-09-03T19:30:15.699Z

Updated: 2024-09-03T20:03:17.823Z

Reserved: 2024-08-28T20:21:32.801Z

Link: CVE-2024-45389

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-03T20:03:12.154Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-03T20:15:08.217

Modified: 2024-09-12T20:17:31.767

Link: CVE-2024-45389

cve-icon Redhat

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