Security Digest · Critical advisory (no CVE assigned)

GHSA-fmh4-wr37-44fp: React Server Components are Vulnerable to RCE

Summary @vitejs/plugin-rsc vendors react-server-dom-webpack, which contained an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 19.0.1, 19.1.2, and 19.2.1.

CVSS 10.0 Critical GitHub-reviewed · critical

Should you act?

  • Only if you depend on one of the packages below, directly or transitively, in a vulnerable version. Check your lockfile with npm audit (or: npm ls <package>).
  • No CVE has been assigned, so it will not appear in CVE-based scanners that ignore GitHub advisories. npm audit, pip-audit and Dependabot do read GitHub advisories.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFirst fixed
npm@vitejs/plugin-rsc<= 0.5.20.5.3

Details

Summary

@vitejs/plugin-rsc vendors react-server-dom-webpack, which contained an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in versions prior to 19.0.1, 19.1.2, and 19.2.1. See details in React repository's advisory https://github.com/facebook/react/security/advisories/GHSA-fv66-9v8q-g76r

Impact

Applications using affected versions of @vitejs/plugin-rsc are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution through deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely without authentication, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendations

Upgrade immediately to @vitejs/plugin-rsc@0.5.3 or later.

Workarounds

Applications not using server-side React or React Server Components are unaffected.

CVSS: 10.0 (v3.1) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Sources and references

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-fmh4-wr37-44fp github.com
  2. github.com github.com
  3. github.com github.com
  4. react.dev react.dev
  5. github.com github.com

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