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CVE-2023-44270: PostCSS line return parsing error

September 30, 2023 (updated November 4, 2025)

An issue was discovered in PostCSS before 8.4.31. It affects linters using PostCSS to parse external Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). There may be \r discrepancies, as demonstrated by @font-face{ font:(\r/*);} in a rule.

This vulnerability affects linters using PostCSS to parse external untrusted CSS. An attacker can prepare CSS in such a way that it will contains parts parsed by PostCSS as a CSS comment. After processing by PostCSS, it will be included in the PostCSS output in CSS nodes (rules, properties) despite being originally included in a comment.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fh5-64p2-3v2j
  • github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/2820
  • github.com/postcss/postcss
  • github.com/postcss/postcss/blob/main/lib/tokenize.js
  • github.com/postcss/postcss/commit/58cc860b4c1707510c9cd1bc1fa30b423a9ad6c5
  • github.com/postcss/postcss/releases/tag/8.4.31
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00025.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44270

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Affected versions

All versions before 8.4.31

Fixed versions

  • 8.4.31

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.4.31 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-144: Improper Neutralization of Line Delimiters
  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

npm/postcss/CVE-2023-44270.yml

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