{ "canonical_id": "vite--CVE-2024-23331", "system_id": "vite", "display_name": "Vite", "category": "frameworks", "advisory_mode": "core", "title": "Vite dev server option `server.fs.deny` can be bypassed when hosted on case-insensitive filesystem", "summary": "### Summary\n[Vite dev server option](https://vitejs.dev/config/server-options.html#server-fs-deny) `server.fs.deny` can be bypassed on case-insensitive file systems using case-augmented versions of filenames. Notably this affects servers hosted on Windows.\n\nThis bypass is similar to https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34092 -- with surface area reduced to hosts having case-insensitive filesystems.\n\n### Patches\nFixed in vite@5.0.12, vite@4.5.2, vite@3.2.8, vite@2.9.17\n\n### Details\nSince `picomatch` defaults to case-sensitive glob matching, but the file server doesn't discriminate; a blacklist bypass is possible. \n\nSee `picomatch` usage, where `nocase` is defaulted to `false`: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/blob/v5.1.0-beta.1/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts#L632\n\nBy requesting raw filesystem paths using augmented casing, the matcher derived from `config.server.fs.deny` fails to block access to sensitive files. \n\n### PoC\n**Setup**\n1. Created vanilla Vite project using `npm create vite@latest` on a Standard Azure hosted Windows 10 instance. \n - `npm run dev -- --host 0.0.0.0`\n - Publicly accessible for the time being here: http://20.12.242.81:5173/ \n2. Created dummy secret files, e.g. `custom.secret` and `production.pem`\n3. Populated `vite.config.js` with\n```javascript\nexport default { server: { fs: { deny: ['.env', '.env.*', '*.{crt,pem}', 'custom.secret'] } } }\n```\n\n**Reproduction**\n1. `curl -s http://20.12.242.81:5173/@fs//`\n - Descriptive error page reveals absolute filesystem path to project root\n2. `curl -s http://20.12.242.81:5173/@fs/C:/Users/darbonzo/Desktop/vite-project/vite.config.js`\n - Discoverable configuration file reveals locations of secrets\n3. `curl -s http://20.12.242.81:5173/@fs/C:/Users/darbonzo/Desktop/vite-project/custom.sEcReT`\n - Secrets are directly accessible using case-augmented version of filename\n\n**Proof**\n![Screenshot 2024-01-19 022736](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/907968/298020728-3a8d3c06-fcfd-4009-9182-e842f66a6ea5.png)\n\n### Impact\n**Who**\n- Users with exposed dev servers on environments with case-insensitive filesystems\n\n**What**\n- Files protected by `server.fs.deny` are both discoverable, and accessible", "published_at": "2024-01-19T21:58:47Z", "updated_at": "2026-02-04T04:17:01.410592Z", "severity": "low", "cvss_score": 3.1, "exploit_status": "unknown", "source_confidence": "official", "official_source_url": "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/security/advisories/GHSA-c24v-8rfc-w8vw", "secondary_source_urls": [ "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34092", "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23331", "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/0cd769c279724cf27934b1270fbdd45d68217691", "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/91641c4da0a011d4c5352e88fc68389d4e1289a5", "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/a26c87d20f9af306b5ce3ff1648be7fa5146c278", "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/eeec23bbc9d476c54a3a6d36e78455867185a7cb", "https://github.com/vitejs/vite", "https://vitejs.dev/config/server-options.html#server-fs-deny" ], "aliases": [ "CVE-2024-23331", "GHSA-c24v-8rfc-w8vw" ], "cve_ids": [ "CVE-2024-23331" ], "ghsa_ids": [ "GHSA-c24v-8rfc-w8vw" ], "osv_ids": [ "GHSA-c24v-8rfc-w8vw" ], "affected_versions": [ "introduced=2.7.0, fixed<2.9.17", "introduced=3.0.0, fixed<3.2.8", "introduced=4.0.0, fixed<4.5.2", "introduced=5.0.0, fixed<5.0.12" ], "fixed_versions": [ "2.9.17", "3.2.8", "4.5.2", "5.0.12" ], "package_name": "vite", "render_markdown": true, "case_path": "07-framework-security/frameworks/vite/cases/vite-cve-2024-23331.md", "secure_code_topics": [ "dependency-upgrade-policy", "file-upload-validation", "proxy-trust-boundary" ], "status": "generated", "triage_reasons": [], "verification_status": "verified-real", "verification_mode": "real", "last_verified_at": "2026-03-18T04:04:52+00:00", "last_run_id": "vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445", "evidence_bundle": "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445", "historical_status": "verified-real", "latest_status": "verified-real", "browser_evidence": { "required": false, "present": true, "refs": [ "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/assets/baseline.png", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/assets/baseline-dom.html", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/baseline-console.json", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/baseline-network.json", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/baseline-page.json", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/assets/proof.png", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/assets/proof-dom.html", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/proof-console.json", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/proof-network.json", "/Users/x/websafe/06-case-studies/generated-runs/vite-vite--CVE-2024-23331-20260318040445/logs/proof-page.json" ] }, "repro_profile_id": "vite-proxy-boundary", "artifact_mode": "local-fixture", "blocked_reason": null, "metadata": { "source_names": [ "OSV Vite" ], "source_kinds": [ "osv-batch" ], "candidate_count": 1 } }