CVE-2023-37903 – vm2

Package

Manager: npm
Name: vm2
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=3.9.19

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.35568 pctl0.96948

Details

vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability In vm2 for versions up to 3.9.19, Node.js custom inspect function allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code. ### Impact Remote Code Execution, assuming the attacker has arbitrary code execution primitive inside the context of vm2 sandbox. ### Patches None. ### Workarounds None. ### References PoC is to be disclosed on or after the 5th of September. ### Similarity with [CVE-2023-37466](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37466) While this advisory might look similar to [CVE-2023-37466](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37466), it is a completely different way of escaping the sandbox. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in [VM2](https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2) Thanks to [Xion](https://twitter.com/0x10n) (SeungHyun Lee) of [KAIST Hacking Lab](https://kaist-hacking.github.io/) for disclosing this vulnerability.

Metadata

Created: 2023-07-13T17:01:58Z
Modified: 2023-07-24T20:03:41Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/07/GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4/GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-78"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-g644-9gfx-q4q4
Finding: F004
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