Advisories

Nuxt - Arbitrary File Read via World-Connectable vite-node IPC Socket on Linux

Go Back
severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • Nuxt >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.7

  • Nuxt >= 3.18.0, < 3.21.7

CWE
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
CVSS
6.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
alcls01111
Description
Nuxt 4.0.0 before 4.4.7 and 3.18.0 before 3.21.7, when running the development server (nuxt dev) on Linux, binds the vite-node IPC server to an abstract-namespace Unix socket without permission restrictions, allowing local users to enumerate and connect. Unprivileged co-resident users can exploit the unprotected module request handler to read arbitrary files such as .env and SSH keys through the SSR plugin pipeline. Production builds are unaffected, as the IPC server runs only in development.

Ready to get Started?

Explore VulnCheck, a next-generation Cyber Threat Intelligence platform, which provides exploit and vulnerability intelligence to help you prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities that matter.
  • Vulnerability Prioritization
    Prioritize vulnerabilities that matter based on the threat landscape and defer vulnerabilities that don't.
  • Early Warning System
    Real-time alerting of changes in the vulnerability landscape so that you can take action before the attacks start.