CVE-2024-38526 NONE

CVE-2024-38526: pdoc embeds link to malicious CDN if math mode is enabled

Vendor Mitmproxy

Product pdoc

Weakness CWE-1395

Published June 25, 2024

Last update February 13, 2025

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CVSS base score

0.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:H/RL:O/RC:C/MC:N/MI:N/MA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 now serves malicious code. This issue has been fixed in pdoc 14.5.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 25, 2024 CVE published

February 13, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38526 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1395.html

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