CVE-2023-30547
Sandbox Escape in vm2
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Apr 17, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 12, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vm2patriksimek |
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References
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5
- https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244
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