Description


webpack-dev-server versions 5.2.5 and earlier terminate the whole Node.js process when an unauthenticated peer sends either a normal HTTP request with a malformed Host header or a WebSocket upgrade to the default /ws endpoint with a malformed Origin header. The malformed value causes an uncaught exception in the host-validation path and crashes the dev server. Impact is limited to availability of the development server, no data disclosure, no code execution. Patches: upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.6. Workarounds: keep the dev server bound to localhost (the default) and do not expose it to untrusted networks.

Related CPE's


Weaknesses


ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb

Secondary

CWE-20CWE-248

CVSS impact metrics


CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

5.3 · Medium

Information


Source identifier

ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Published

2026-07-03T18:16:24.687Z

3 months ago

Last modified

2026-07-07T15:08:59.667Z

3 months ago