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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1jaDNyLWo1eDMtNnEybc4AAy46
vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
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.
Impact
A threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox.
Patches
This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.17
of vm2
.
Workarounds
None.
References
PoC - https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in VM2
Thanks to Xion (SeungHyun Lee) of KAIST Hacking Lab for disclosing this vulnerability.
Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2mJSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1jaDNyLWo1eDMtNnEybc4AAy46
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: over 1 year ago
Updated: about 1 year ago
CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Identifiers: GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m, CVE-2023-30547
References:
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30547
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5
- https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.17
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
Blast Radius: 46.2
Affected Packages
npm:vm2
Dependent packages: 973Dependent repositories: 52,172
Downloads: 5,396,420 last month
Affected Version Ranges: < 3.9.17
Fixed in: 3.9.17
All affected versions: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, 3.6.11, 3.7.0, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 3.9.8, 3.9.9, 3.9.10, 3.9.11, 3.9.12, 3.9.13, 3.9.14, 3.9.15, 3.9.16
All unaffected versions: 3.9.17, 3.9.18, 3.9.19