{"id":59410,"date":"2025-07-15T23:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:20:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:46","slug":"cve-2025-53624-critical-security-vulnerability-in-docusaurus-gists-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53624-critical-security-vulnerability-in-docusaurus-gists-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53624: Critical Security Vulnerability in Docusaurus Gists Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The open-source project Docusaurus, primarily used to build, deploy, and maintain open-source project websites, is grappling with a critical security vulnerability in its gists plugin. Specifically, versions prior to 4.0.0 of the docusaurus-plugin-content-gists are susceptible to an issue that exposes GitHub Personal Access Tokens. This issue is significant as it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69893\">lead to potential system<\/a> compromises and data leakage. It is crucial for all users and organizations leveraging Docusaurus, especially those using the impacted plugin, to be aware of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7734-critical-gitlab-ce-ee-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-actions-by-attackers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79507\">vulnerability and take immediate remedial action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53624<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (10.0 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80226\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2705563269\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>docusaurus-plugin-content-gists | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77997\">versions prior<\/a> to 4.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47998-severe-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67443\">Docusaurus gists<\/a> plugin handles GitHub Personal Access Tokens. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55306-critical-api-key-and-authentication-token-exposure-in-genx-fx-trading-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81366\">tokens are intended for build-time API<\/a> access only. However, due to a flaw in the plugin, these tokens get included in the client-side JavaScript bundles in production build artifacts when passed through plugin configuration options. This exposes the tokens to anyone who can view the website&#8217;s source code, and hence, opens up an avenue for malicious actors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77998\">compromise the system or leak data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-370047524\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An attacker could potentially exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8029-critical-javascript-execution-vulnerability-in-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67442\">vulnerability by inspecting the client-side JavaScript<\/a> bundles on a website employing the affected Docusaurus plugin. Conceptually, the process would look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/\/ Fetch the source code of the website\nfetch(&#039;https:\/\/vulnerable-website.com\/main.js&#039;)\n.then(response =&gt; response.text())\n.then((data) =&gt; {\n\/\/ Search for the GitHub Personal Access Token in the JavaScript bundle\nlet regex = \/token\\s*:\\s*&#039;([a-zA-Z0-9]*)&#039;\/;\nlet match = data.match(regex);\nif (match) {\n\/\/ If found, the token can be used maliciously\nconsole.log(&#039;GitHub token found:&#039;, match[1]);\n}\n});<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Vendor Patch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69892\">vulnerability has been fixed in version<\/a> 4.0.0 of the docusaurus-plugin-content-gists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83275\">Users are strongly advised to update their plugin<\/a> to this version or later to mitigate the risk. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84733\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these are not long-term solutions and updating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8047-critical-security-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugins-pixterme-and-pixter-image-digital-license\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82131\">plugin remains the most effective way to rectify this security<\/a> issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The open-source project Docusaurus, primarily used to build, deploy, and maintain open-source project websites, is grappling with a critical security vulnerability in its gists plugin. Specifically, versions prior to 4.0.0 of the docusaurus-plugin-content-gists are susceptible to an issue that exposes GitHub Personal Access Tokens. 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