CVE-2023-30547 (GCVE-0-2023-30547)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-17 21:42 – Updated: 2025-02-05 20:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Sandbox Escape in vm2
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 20:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4de… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| patriksimek | vm2 |
Affected:
< 3.9.17
|
guessed |
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