CVE-2024-38526

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

26/06/2024

Last modified:

15/04/2026

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

7.20

Severity 3.x

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/polyfillio-in-pdoc-cve-2024-38526
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/703
https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62
https://sansec.io/research/polyfill-supply-chain-attack
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/polyfillio-in-pdoc-cve-2024-38526