An issue was discovered in PostCSS before 8.4.31. The vulnerability affects linters using PostCSS to parse external untrusted CSS. An attacker can prepare CSS in such a way that it will contains parts parsed by PostCSS as a CSS comment. After processing by PostCSS, it will be included in the PostCSS output in CSS nodes (rules, properties) despite being included in a comment.
CVE-2023-44270 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - postcss-5.2.18.tgz, postcss-4.1.16.tgz
postcss-5.2.18.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-5.2.18.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - autoprefixer-loader-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-5.2.18.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-4.1.16.tgz
Tool for transforming CSS with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-4.1.16.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/autoprefixer-core/node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - autoprefixer-loader-2.1.0.tgz (Root Library) - autoprefixer-core-5.2.1.tgz - :x: **postcss-4.1.16.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 56ff85f974b05cab00c2299011cfbdf611dd773d
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
An issue was discovered in PostCSS before 8.4.31. The vulnerability affects linters using PostCSS to parse external untrusted CSS. An attacker can prepare CSS in such a way that it will contains parts parsed by PostCSS as a CSS comment. After processing by PostCSS, it will be included in the PostCSS output in CSS nodes (rules, properties) despite being included in a comment.
Publish Date: 2023-09-29
URL: CVE-2023-44270
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fh5-64p2-3v2j
Release Date: 2023-09-29
Fix Resolution: postcss - 8.4.31