CVE-2024-38526 (GCVE-0-2024-38526)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-25 23:53 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:53
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Title
pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-14 14:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1395 - Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/adviso… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/polyfillio… |
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