webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure on non-HTTPS origins

webpack-dev-server versions up to and including 5.2.3 are vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure when serving over a non-potentially trustworthy origin such as plain HTTP. The previous fix relied on the Sec-Fetch-Mode and Sec-Fetch-Site request headers, which browsers omit for non-trustworthy origins, allowing a malicious site to load the bundled source as a script and read it across origins. Impact: an attacker controlling a website visited by a developer running webpack-dev-server can recover the application source code when the dev server runs over HTTP at a guessable host and port. Chromium based browsers from Chrome 142 onward are not affected due to local network access restrictions. Upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.4 or later, which sets Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin on responses.

webpack-dev-server versions up to and including 5.2.3 are vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure when serving over a non-potentially trustworthy origin such as plain HTTP. The previous fix relied on the Sec-Fetch-Mode and Sec-Fetch-Site request headers, which browsers omit for non-trustworthy origins, allowing a malicious site to load the bundled source as a script and read it across origins. Impact: an attacker controlling a website visited by a developer running webpack-dev-server can recover the application source code when the dev server runs over HTTP at a guessable host and port. Chromium based browsers from Chrome 142 onward are not affected due to local network access restrictions. Upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.4 or later, which sets Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin on responses.

webpack-dev-server versions up to and including 5.2.3 are vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure when serving over a non-potentially trustworthy origin such as plain HTTP. The previous fix relied on the Sec-Fetch-Mode and Sec-Fetch-Site request headers, which browsers omit for non-trustworthy origins, allowing a malicious site to load the bundled source as a script and read it across origins. Impact: an attacker controlling a website visited by a developer running webpack-dev-server can recover the application source code when the dev server runs over HTTP at a guessable host and port. Chromium based browsers from Chrome 142 onward are not affected due to local network access restrictions. Upgrade to webpack-dev-server 5.2.4 or later, which sets Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin on responses.

### Impact When webpack-dev-server is running on a non-HTTPS origin (the default), cross-origin requests from malicious websites can load the dev server's JavaScript bundles via `<script>` tags. The fix introduced in v5.2.1 (CVE-2025-30359) relied on `Sec-Fetch-Mode` and `Sec-Fetch-Site` request headers to block these requests, but browsers only send these headers for [potentially trustworthy origins](https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-secure-contexts/#is-origin-trustworthy). Over plain HTTP, the headers are absent and the check is bypassed. An attacker who knows the dev server's host, port, and output path can exfiltrate all module source code by intercepting the webpack runtime's module registration. This does not affect Chrome 142+ (and other Chromium-based browsers) due to [local network access restrictions](https://developer.chrome.com/release-notes/142#local_network_access_restrictions). ### Patches Patched in webpack-dev-server >= 5.2.4 by setting `Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin` on responses. ### Workarounds Run the dev server with HTTPS enabled (`--https` or `server.type: 'https'` in config). ### Resources - [GHSA-4v9v-hfq4-rm2v](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/security/advisories/GHSA-4v9v-hfq4-rm2v) (CVE-2025-30359) - original vulnerability - [GHSA-9jgg-88mc-972h](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9jgg-88mc-972h) (CVE-2025-30360) - prior bypass