Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affecting @roo-code/types package, versions <1.27.0
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- published22 Jul 2025
- disclosed27 Jun 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 27 Jun 2025
CVE-2025-53097 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @roo-code/types to version 1.27.0 or higher.
Overview
@roo-code/types is a TypeScript type definitions for Roo Code.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') via the search_files function. An attacker can access sensitive files outside the intended workspace and exfiltrate their contents by injecting prompts that cause the agent to write this information to a JSON schema, which then triggers a network request without user intervention.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the attacker is able to submit prompts to the agent and schema fetching is enabled in the environment.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling schema fetching in VS Code.