GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-mx8g-39q3-5c79 webpack-dev-server vulnerable to HMR WebSocket interception via permissive user proxies

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-9595
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
webpack-dev-server
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-346, CWE-441
Reviewed
2026-06-17

Affected packages

• npm webpack-dev-server: < 5.2.5 → fixed in 5.2.5

Description

Impact When a user-configured proxy on `webpack-dev-server` has a broad context (e.g. `/`) and `ws: true`, it also intercepts the dev server's own HMR WebSocket and forwards it to the proxy target. This leaks the browser's cookies and `Origin` header to the backend, bypasses the dev server's Host/Origin validation, and corrupts the HMR socket (both HMR and the proxy end up writing to the same socket). Patches Fixed in `webpack-dev-server` 5.2.5. Workarounds Scope user-defined proxy `context` to specific paths instead of `/`, or omit `ws: true` from the proxy entry when WebSocket forwarding is not required.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-9595 Impact: When a user-configured proxy on webpack-dev-server has a broad context (e.g. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-346 Origin Validation Error weakness
  • CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary weakness

References