CVE-2024-45389 json
Pagefind DOM clobbering could escalate to Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
published 2024-09-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gprj-6m2f-j9hx , EUVD-2024-2804
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- npm pagefind 1.1.1
- npm @pagefind/default-ui 1.1.1
- npm @pagefind/modular-ui 1.1.1
- crates.io pagefind 1.1.1
- CloudCannon pagefind 1.1.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | pagefind | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| npm | @pagefind/default-ui | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| npm | @pagefind/modular-ui | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
| crates.io | pagefind | <1.1.1 |
1.1.1 |
Affected products
- CloudCannon pagefind
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/CloudCannon/pagefind/commit/14ec96864eabaf1d7d809d5da0186a8856261eeb
web, patch
-
github.com
/CloudCannon/pagefind/security/advisories/GHSA-gprj-6m2f-j9hx
web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/webpack/webpack/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvj-4cpr-p986
web, not-applicable
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45389
advisory
-
github.com
/CloudCannon/pagefind
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-45389
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gprj-6m2f-j9hx
- NVD CVE-2024-45389
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