# CVE-2024-43788: node-webpack: Webpack is a module bundler

CVE-2024-43788 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43788, released August 27, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43788
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.1 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0096
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 27, 2024

## Description

Webpack is a module bundler. Its main purpose is to bundle JavaScript files for usage in a browser, yet it is also capable of transforming, bundling, or packaging just about any resource or asset. The webpack developers have discovered a DOM Clobbering vulnerability in Webpack’s `AutoPublicPathRuntimeModule`. The DOM Clobbering gadget in the module can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) in web pages where scriptless attacker-controlled HTML elements (e.g., an `img` tag with an unsanitized `name` attribute) are present. Real-world exploitation of this gadget has been observed in the Canvas LMS which allows a XSS attack to happen through a javascript code compiled by Webpack (the vulnerable part is from Webpack). DOM Clobbering is a type of code-reuse attack where the attacker first embeds a piece of non-script, seemingly benign HTML markups in the webpage (e.g. through a post or comment) and leverages the gadgets (pieces of js code) living in the existing javascript code to transform it into executable code. This vulnerability can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) on websites that include Webpack-generated files and allow users to inject certain scriptless HTML tags with improperly sanitized name or id attributes. This issue has been addressed in release version 5.94.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | node-webpack Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.94.0+dfsg1+~cs11.18.26-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43788](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43788.md) | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Linux | node-webpack Debian 14 | 5.94.0+dfsg1+~cs11.18.26-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43788](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43788.md) | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Linux | pgadmin4 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3771-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3771-1.md) | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Linux | pgadmin4 sles 15.6 | 8.5-150600.3.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3771-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3771-1.md) | Oct 29, 2024 |

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