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-7.0.14.tgz, postcss-6.0.19.tgz, postcss-7.0.35.tgz, postcss-6.0.23.tgz
postcss-7.0.14.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-7.0.14.tgz
Path to dependency file: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - autoprefixer-9.5.1.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-7.0.14.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-6.0.19.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-6.0.19.tgz
Path to dependency file: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - css-loader-1.0.1.tgz (Root Library) - postcss-modules-extract-imports-1.2.0.tgz - :x: **postcss-6.0.19.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-7.0.35.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-7.0.35.tgz
Path to dependency file: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cssnano-4.1.10.tgz (Root Library) - cssnano-preset-default-4.0.7.tgz - postcss-calc-7.0.5.tgz - :x: **postcss-7.0.35.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-6.0.23.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-6.0.23.tgz
Path to dependency file: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/postcss/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - css-loader-1.0.1.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-6.0.23.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: ca255a4489b5c937cfb850ddee46dc5b8c99d85e
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
Direct dependency fix Resolution (autoprefixer): 10.0.0
Fix Resolution (postcss): 8.4.31
Direct dependency fix Resolution (css-loader): 6.9.0
Fix Resolution (postcss): 8.4.31
Direct dependency fix Resolution (cssnano): 5.0.0
Fix Resolution (postcss): 8.4.31
Direct dependency fix Resolution (css-loader): 6.9.0
:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.