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GHSA-QF34-QPR4-5PPH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-09 22:40 – Updated: 2025-07-09 22:40

Summary

docusaurus-plugin-content-gists vulnerability exposes GitHub Personal Access Token

Details

GitHub Personal Access Token Exposure in docusaurus-plugin-content-gists

Summary

docusaurus-plugin-content-gists versions prior to 4.0.0 are vulnerable to exposing GitHub Personal Access Tokens in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. The token, intended for build-time API access only, is inadvertently included in client-side JavaScript bundles, making it accessible to anyone who can view the website's source code.

Affected Versions

All versions < 4.0.0

Patched Versions

Version 4.0.0 and later

Impact

When using the affected versions with the recommended configuration pattern:

plugins: [
  [
    'docusaurus-plugin-content-gists',
    {
      personalAccessToken: process.env.GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN,
    },
  ],
]

The GitHub Personal Access Token is included in the webpack bundle and exposed in production builds at: - /build/assets/js/main.[hash].js

This allows malicious actors to: - Extract the GitHub Personal Access Token from the website's JavaScript files - Use the stolen token to access the token owner's GitHub account with the granted permissions - Potentially access private gists, repositories, or perform other actions depending on the token's scope

Mitigation steps

Immediately revoke access to the GitHub PAT that was used: https://github.com/settings/tokens

Migration steps

Update to version 4.0.0+: npm install docusaurus-plugin-content-gists@^4.0.0
Remove personalAccessToken from your plugin configuration
Ensure GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN is set in your build environment

Severity

10.0 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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        "name": "docusaurus-plugin-content-gists"
      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-53624"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-09T22:40:06Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-09T21:15:27Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "## GitHub Personal Access Token Exposure in docusaurus-plugin-content-gists\n\n### Summary\n\ndocusaurus-plugin-content-gists versions prior to 4.0.0 are vulnerable to exposing GitHub Personal Access Tokens in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. The token, intended for build-time API access only, is inadvertently included in client-side JavaScript bundles, making it accessible to anyone who can view the website\u0027s source code.\n\n### Affected Versions\n\n- All versions \u003c 4.0.0\n\n### Patched Versions\n\n- Version 4.0.0 and later\n\n### Impact\n\nWhen using the affected versions with the recommended configuration pattern:\n\n```javascript\nplugins: [\n  [\n    \u0027docusaurus-plugin-content-gists\u0027,\n    {\n      personalAccessToken: process.env.GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN,\n    },\n  ],\n]\n```\n\nThe GitHub Personal Access Token is included in the webpack bundle and exposed in production builds at:\n- `/build/assets/js/main.[hash].js`\n\nThis allows malicious actors to:\n- Extract the GitHub Personal Access Token from the website\u0027s JavaScript files\n- Use the stolen token to access the token owner\u0027s GitHub account with the granted permissions\n- Potentially access private gists, repositories, or perform other actions depending on the token\u0027s scope\n\n## Mitigation steps\n\n  1. Immediately revoke access to the GitHub PAT that was used: https://github.com/settings/tokens\n\n### Migration steps\n\n  1. Update to version 4.0.0+: `npm install docusaurus-plugin-content-gists@^4.0.0`\n  3. Remove `personalAccessToken` from your plugin configuration\n  4. Ensure `GH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` is set in your build environment",
  "id": "GHSA-qf34-qpr4-5pph",
  "modified": "2025-07-09T22:40:07Z",
  "published": "2025-07-09T22:40:06Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/webbertakken/docusaurus-plugin-content-gists/security/advisories/GHSA-qf34-qpr4-5pph"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53624"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/webbertakken/docusaurus-plugin-content-gists/commit/8d4230b82412edb215ddfa9e609d178510a5fe31"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/webbertakken/docusaurus-plugin-content-gists"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "docusaurus-plugin-content-gists vulnerability exposes GitHub Personal Access Token"
}

CVE-2025-53624 (GCVE-0-2025-53624)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-09 21:08 – Updated: 2025-07-10 15:18

Title

docusaurus-plugin-content-gists Exposes GitHub Personal Access Token

Summary

The Docusaurus gists plugin adds a page to your Docusaurus instance, displaying all public gists of a GitHub user. docusaurus-plugin-content-gists versions prior to 4.0.0 are vulnerable to exposing GitHub Personal Access Tokens in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. The token, intended for build-time API access only, is inadvertently included in client-side JavaScript bundles, making it accessible to anyone who can view the website's source code. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.0.

Severity

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-10 15:17 UTC

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/webbertakken/docusaurus-plugin…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/webbertakken/docusaurus-plugin…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
webbertakken	docusaurus-plugin-content-gists	Affected: < 4.0.0

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GHSA-QF34-QPR4-5PPH

GitHub Personal Access Token Exposure in docusaurus-plugin-content-gists

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CVE-2025-53624 (GCVE-0-2025-53624)

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