Vulnerability · Published Apr 6, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-29017vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in vm2 from patriksimek. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 63.2% (higher than 99.2% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vm2 | 3.9.15 | GHSA-7jxr-cg7f-gpgv |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| patriksimek | vm2 | < 3.9.15 |
Weakness: CWE-913 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-7jxr-cg7f-gpgv x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/515 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d534e5785f38307b70d3aac1945260a261a94d50 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gist.github.com/seongil-wi/2a44e082001b959bfe304b62121fb76d x_refsource_MISC