Nuxt vulnerable to remote code execution via the browser when running the test locally

Description

Due to the insufficient validation of the path parameter in the NuxtTestComponentWrapper, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on the server side, which allows them to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendation

Update the nuxt package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): >= 3.4.0, < 3.12.4
• Patched version(s): 3.12.4

References

• GHSA-v784-fjjh-f8r4
• CVE-2024-34344
• CWE-706
• CWE-94
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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npm

nuxt