CVE-2025-59414
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-17
Last updated on: 2025-12-03
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| nuxt | nuxt | From 3.6.0 (inc) to 3.19.0 (exc) |
| nuxt | nuxt | From 4.0.0 (inc) to 4.1.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a client-side path traversal issue in Nuxt's Island payload revival mechanism. It allows attackers to manipulate client-side requests to different endpoints within the same application domain when specific prerendering conditions are met. The problem arises during the client-side payload revival process where serialized __nuxt_island objects are automatically fetched. If an API endpoint returns user-controlled data containing a crafted __nuxt_island object, it gets serialized and stored in the prerendered page. When the client navigates to this page, the payload is deserialized and the Island reviver fetches a JSON file using a key that could include path traversal sequences, potentially allowing unauthorized access to different endpoints.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers to manipulate client-side requests to access different endpoints within the same application domain, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure or access to unintended resources. However, the CVSS score indicates a low severity (3.1) with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact, meaning the impact is limited but could still expose some sensitive information.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Update Nuxt to version 3.19.0 or later, or 4.1.0 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.