CVE-2024-34343
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Nuxt is a free and open-source framework to create full-stack web applications and websites with Vue.js. The `navigateTo` function attempts to blockthe `javascript:` protocol, but does not correctly use API's provided by `unjs/ufo`. This library also contains parsing discrepancies. The function first tests to see if the specified URL has a protocol. This uses the unjs/ufo package for URL parsing. This function works effectively, and returns true for a javascript: protocol. After this, the URL is parsed using the parseURL function. This function will refuse to parse poorly formatted URLs. Parsing javascript:alert(1) returns null/"" for all values. Next, the protocol of the URL is then checked using the isScriptProtocol function. This function simply checks the input against a list of protocols, and does not perform any parsing. The combination of refusing to parse poorly formatted URLs, and not performing additional parsing means that script checks fail as no protocol can be found. Even if a protocol was identified, whitespace is not stripped in the parseURL implementation, bypassing the isScriptProtocol checks. Certain special protocols are identified at the top of parseURL. Inserting a newline or tab into this sequence will block the special protocol check, and bypass the latter checks. This ONLY has impact after SSR has occured, the `javascript:` protocol within a location header does not trigger XSS. This issue has been addressed in release version 3.12.4 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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- GHSA-vf6r-87q4-2vjfnuxt vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in navigateTo if used after SSR2024-08-05ghsa · osvUS
### Summary The `navigateTo` function attempts to blockthe `javascript:` protocol, but does not correctly use API's provided by `unjs/ufo`. This library also contains parsing discrepancies. ### Details The function first tests to see if the specified [URL has a protocol](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/fa9d43753d25fc2e8c3107f194b2bab6d4ebcb9a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/router.ts#L142). This uses the [unjs/ufo](https://github.com/unjs/ufo) package for URL parsing. This function works effectively, and returns true for a `javascript:` protocol. After this, the URL is parsed using the [`parseURL`](https://github.com/unjs/ufo/blob/e970686b2acae972136f478732450f6a2f1ab5e5/src/parse.ts#L47) function. This function will refuse to parse poorly formatted URLs. Parsing `javascript:alert(1)` returns null/"" for all values. Next, the protocol of the URL is then checked using the [`isScriptProtocol`](https://github.com/unjs/ufo/blob/e970686b2acae972136f478732450f6a2f1ab5e5/src/utils.ts#L74) function. This function simply checks the input against a list of protocols, and does not perform any parsing. The combination of refusing to parse poorly formatted URLs, and not performing additional parsing means that script checks fail as no protocol can be found. Even if a protocol was identified, whitespace is not stripped in the `parseURL` implementation, bypassing the `isScriptProtocol` checks. Certain special protocols are identified at the top of [`parseURL`](https://github.com/unjs/ufo/blob/e970686b2acae972136f478732450f6a2f1ab5e5/src/parse.ts#L49). Inserting a newline or tab into this sequence will block the special protocol check, and bypass the latter checks. ### PoC POC - https://stackblitz.com/edit/nuxt-xss-navigateto?file=app.vue Attempt payload X, then attempt payload Y. ### Impact XSS, access to cookies, make requests on user's behalf. ### Recommendations As always with these bugs, the `URL` constructor provided by the browser is always the safest method of parsing a URL. Given the cross-platform requirements of nuxt/ufo a more appropriate solution is to make parsing consistent between functions, and to adapt parsing to be more consistent with the [WHATWG URL specification](https://url.spec.whatwg.org/). ### Note I've reported this vulnerability here as it is unclear if this is a bug in ufo or a misuse of the ufo library. This ONLY has impact after SSR has occurred, the `javascript:` protocol within a location header does not trigger XSS.
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-34343/cnnvd
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.12.4Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-vf6r-87q4-2vjfcnnvd
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-vf6r-87q4-2vjfenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/security/advisories/GHSA-vf6r-87q4-2vjfExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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