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HistoryMay 10, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

K000139579: Node.js vulneraility CVE-2024-21891

2024-05-1000:00:00
my.f5.com
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node.js
path traversal
filesystem permission model
cve-2024-21891
experimental feature

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.6%

Security Advisory Description

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. (CVE-2024-21891)

Impact

There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.