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CVE-2025-53624

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-09
  • Fixed in4.0.0
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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Description

The Docusaurus gists plugin adds a page to your Docusaurus instance, displaying all public gists of a GitHub user. docusaurus-plugin-content-gists versions prior to 4.0.0 are vulnerable to exposing GitHub Personal Access Tokens in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. The token, intended for build-time API access only, is inadvertently included in client-side JavaScript bundles, making it accessible to anyone who can view the website's source code. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-0921:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV
docusaurus-plugin-content-gists
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0< 4.0.04.0.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • webbertakken docusaurus-plugin-content-gists
    Affected
    • = < 4.0.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-07-09

Fix

  1. Update docusaurus-plugin-content-gists to 4.0.0

Detection

read 2026-11-08 06:29 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-07-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qf34-qpr4-5pph

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53624?

The Docusaurus gists plugin adds a page to your Docusaurus instance, displaying all public gists of a GitHub user. docusaurus-plugin-content-gists versions prior to 4.0.0 are vulnerable to exposing GitHub Personal Access Tokens in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. The token, intended for build-time API access only, is inadvertently included in client-side JavaScript bundles, making it accessible to anyone who can view the website's source code. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.0.

Is CVE-2025-53624 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-53624 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-11-07, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-53624?

CVE-2025-53624 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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