Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-30547Sandbox Escape in vm2
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity injection in vm2 from patriksimek. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 73.0% (higher than 99.5% 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. There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vm2 | 3.9.17 | GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| patriksimek | vm2 | < 3.9.17 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244 x_refsource_MISC