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CVE-2024-21891
published 2024-02-20

CVE-2024-21891: Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwitten with user-defined…

PriorityP350high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.24%
66.8th percentile
Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwitten with user-defined implementations leading to filesystem permission model bypass through path traversal attack. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Affected

23 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiannodejs
msrcazl3_nodejs_20.10.0-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_nodejs_20.14.0-1_on_azure_linux_3.0
nodejsnode>= 10.0 < 10.*10.*
nodejsnode>= 11.0 < 11.*11.*
nodejsnode>= 12.0 < 12.*12.*
nodejsnode>= 13.0 < 13.*13.*
nodejsnode>= 14.0 < 14.*14.*
nodejsnode>= 15.0 < 15.*15.*
nodejsnode>= 16.0 < 16.*16.*
nodejsnode>= 17.0 < 17.*17.*
nodejsnode>= 19.0 < 19.*19.*
nodejsnode>= 20.0 < 20.11.120.11.1
nodejsnode>= 21.0 < 21.6.221.6.2
nodejsnode>= 4.0 < 4.*4.*
nodejsnode>= 5.0 < 5.*5.*
nodejsnode>= 6.0 < 6.*6.*
nodejsnode>= 7.0 < 7.*7.*
nodejsnode>= 8.0 < 8.*8.*
nodejsnode>= 9.0 < 9.*9.*
nodejsnode.js>= 20.0.0 < 20.11.120.11.1
nodejsnode.js>= 21.0.0 < 21.6.221.6.2
nodejsnodejs>= 0 < 20.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu220.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.07.9HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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