@nuxt/vite-builder is the Vite bundler specifically designed for Nuxt applications, streamlining the development process and enhancing performance. The latest version, 3.12.1, released on June 11, 2024, builds upon the foundation of version 3.12.0, released earlier the same day by incorporating key updates.
Examining the differences between versions 3.12.0 and 3.12.1 reveals a targeted update focused on core Nuxt integration. The critical change resides in the dependency @nuxt/kit and @nuxt/schema . Version 3.12.1 upgrades these direct dependencies to version 3.12.1 to align with the latest Nuxt core, where version 3.12.0 had @nuxt/kit and @nuxt/schema set to 3.12.0.
For developers utilizing @nuxt/vite-builder, these updates are instrumental in ensuring compatibility and leveraging the newest features and bug fixes within the Nuxt ecosystem. The vite bundler handles the intricacies of building and optimizing Vue applications, offering features like hot module replacement (HMR) for rapid development cycles, efficient asset handling, and optimized production builds to boost website speed. By keeping @nuxt/kit and @nuxt/schema aligned, developers benefit from a seamless integration experience between the vite bundler and the core Nuxt framework. The consistent unpacked size and file count between the two versions indicate that the focus of the update was on dependency adjustments rather than new feature additions. The @nuxt/vite-builder continues to offer robust Vite-powered Nuxt building functionalities.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.12.1 of the package
Opening a malicious website while running a Nuxt dev server could allow read-only access to code
Nuxt allows any websites to send any requests to the development server and read the response due to default CORS settings.
While Vite patched the default CORS settings to fix https://github.com/vitejs/vite/security/advisories/GHSA-vg6x-rcgg-rjx6, nuxt uses its own CORS handler by default (https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/pull/23995).
https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/7d345c71462d90187fd09c96c7692f306c90def5/packages/vite/src/client.ts#L257-L263
That CORS handler sets Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *.
[!IMPORTANT]
If on an affected version, it may be possible to opt-out of the default Nuxt CORS handler by configuringvite.server.cors.
nuxt dev.http://localhost:3000/_nuxt/app.vue (fetch('http://localhost:3000/_nuxt/app.vue')) from a different origin page.Users with the default server.cors option using Vite builder may get the source code stolen by malicious websites
/__nuxt_vite_node__/manifest / /__nuxt_vite_node__/module also seems to have Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, so it maybe also possible to exploit that handler.
https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/7d345c71462d90187fd09c96c7692f306c90def5/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts#L39
Although I didn't find a valid module id.
Note that this handler is probably also vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks as I didn't find any host header checks.
esbuild enables any website to send any requests to the development server and read the response
esbuild allows any websites to send any request to the development server and read the response due to default CORS settings.
esbuild sets Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * header to all requests, including the SSE connection, which allows any websites to send any request to the development server and read the response.
https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/blob/df815ac27b84f8b34374c9182a93c94718f8a630/pkg/api/serve_other.go#L121 https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/blob/df815ac27b84f8b34374c9182a93c94718f8a630/pkg/api/serve_other.go#L363
Attack scenario:
http://malicious.example.com).fetch('http://127.0.0.1:8000/main.js') request by JS in that malicious web page. This request is normally blocked by same-origin policy, but that's not the case for the reasons above.http://127.0.0.1:8000/main.js.In this scenario, I assumed that the attacker knows the URL of the bundle output file name. But the attacker can also get that information by
/index.html: normally you have a script tag here/assets: it's common to have a assets directory when you have JS files and CSS files in a different directory and the directory listing feature tells the attacker the list of files/esbuild SSE endpoint: the SSE endpoint sends the URL path of the changed files when the file is changed (new EventSource('/esbuild').addEventListener('change', e => console.log(e.type, e.data)))The scenario above fetches the compiled content, but if the victim has the source map option enabled, the attacker can also get the non-compiled content by fetching the source map file.
npm inpm run watchfetch('http://127.0.0.1:8000/app.js').then(r => r.text()).then(content => console.log(content)) in a different website's dev tools.Users using the serve feature may get the source code stolen by malicious websites.