What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-36361?

CVE-2024-36361 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36361?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-36361. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Pug CVE-2024-36361

MEDIUM

Code Injection (CWE-94)

2024-05-24 cve@mitre.org

Code Injection RCE

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 24, 2024 - 06:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

41 npm packages depend on pug (34 direct, 7 indirect)
1 npm packages depend on pug-code-gen (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.0.3 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

Pug through 3.0.2 allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked function. NOTE: these functions are for compiling Pug templates into JavaScript, and there would typically be no reason to allow untrusted callers.

AnalysisAI

Pug through 3.0.2 allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. Pug through 3.0.2 allows JavaScript code execution if an application accepts untrusted input for the name option of the compileClient, compileFileClient, or compileClientWithDependenciesTracked function. NOTE: these functions are for compiling Pug templates into JavaScript, and there would typically be no reason to allow untrusted callers. Version information: through 3.0.2.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.