webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure on non-HTTPS origins (webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- openjs
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
webpack-dev-server versions up to and including 5.2.3 are vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure when serving over a non-potentially trustworthy origin such as plain HTTP. The previous fix relied on the Sec-Fetch-Mode and Sec-Fetch-Site request headers, which browsers omit for non-trustworthy origins, allowing a malicious site to load the bundled source as a script and read it across origins. Impact: an attacker controlling a website visited by a developer running webpack-dev-server can recover the application source code when the dev server runs over HTTP at a guessable host and port. Chromium based browsers from Chrome 142 onward are not affected due to local network access restrictions. Upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.4 or later, which sets Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin on responses.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-749 — Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | openjs |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-79cf-xcqc-c78w — webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure on non-HTTPS origins
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-29404
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-6402
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1233 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:webpack-dev-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.2.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| webpack-dev-server · webpack-dev-server | affected 0 < 5.2.4 ; unaffected 5.2.4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |