webpack-dev-server is a development server that provides live reloading for webpack projects.
webpack-dev-server is a development server that provides live reloading for webpack projects. In versions before 5.2.7 and in version 6.0.0, when a proxy entry is configured to forward WebSockets, the server forwards non-HMR WebSocket upgrade requests to the proxy target without validating the Host or Origin headers, so the allowedHosts protection does not apply to those proxied upgrades. A malicious web page visited by a developer can open a cross-origin WebSocket through the dev server and read from and write to the proxied backend, even when the server is bound to loopback. The issue is fix
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Node.js
- Product
- Node.js
- CVSS
- 8.2
- Exposure class
- Developer platform
Why it ranks 15 (Routine)
- CVSS 8.2 high
- Product class: developer platform
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-112085 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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