VDB-231473 · CVE-2023-3224 · EUVD-2023-1799

nuxt up to 3.5.2 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in nuxt up to 3.5.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-3224. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in nuxt up to 3.5.2. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Code Injection in GitHub repository nuxt/nuxt prior to 3.5.3.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-3224 since 06/13/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 65a8f4eb3ef1b249a95fd59e323835a96428baff is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1799). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

nuxt

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: nuxt 3.5.3
Patch: 65a8f4eb3ef1b249a95fd59e323835a96428baff

Timelineinfo

06/13/2023 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 65a8f4eb3ef1b249a95fd59e323835a96428baff
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231473
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2023 21:24
Updated: 07/17/2025 20:40
Changes: 06/13/2023 21:24 (50), 07/13/2023 07:28 (1), 07/13/2023 07:35 (11), 07/17/2025 20:40 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.