pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled
### Impact Documentation generated with `pdoc --math` linked to JavaScript files from polyfill.io. The polyfill.io CDN has been sold and now serves malicious code. Users who produce documentation with math mode should update immediately. All other users are unaffected. ### Patches This issue has been fixed in pdoc 14.5.1. ### References https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703 https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack ### Timeline - **[2024-06-25]** https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack is published. - **[2024-06-25 20:54 UTC]** Issue reported to the pdoc project by @adhintz. - **[2024-06-25 21:33 UTC]** Patched version released. - **[2024-06-25 21:37 UTC]** Security advisory published. - **[2024-06-25 23:49 UTC]** CVE-2024-38526 assigned by GitHub.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
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| CVE-2024-38526US | — | Exploit | ||
pdoc provides API Documentation for Python Projects. Documentation generated with `pdoc --math` linked to JavaScript files from polyfill.io. The polyfill.io CDN has been sold and n… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62ADVISORY
- https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdocPACKAGE
- https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/commit/726b8f2e365fe8afeb3604a7c73d19b460395d58WEB
- https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703WEB
- https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38526ADVISORY
- https://pypi.org/project/pdocPACKAGE
- https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attackWEB
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