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Misuse of `Reference` and other transferable APIs may lead to access to nodejs isolate

2021-04-0617:22:55
CWE-913
GitHub Advisory Database
github.com
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misuse of reference
isolated-vm api
secure applications
immutable prototypes
nativemodule constructor

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

9.6

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.6%

Versions of isolated-vm before v4.0.0, and especially before v3.0.0, have API pitfalls which may make it easy for implementers to expose supposed secure isolates to the permissions of the main nodejs isolate.

Reference objects allow access to the underlying reference’s full prototype chain. In an environment where the implementer has exposed a Reference instance to an attacker they would be able to use it to acquire a Reference to the nodejs context’s Function object.

Similar application-specific attacks could be possible by modifying the local prototype of other API objects.

Access to NativeModule objects could allow an attacker to load and run native code from anywhere on the filesystem. If combined with, for example, a file upload API this would allow for arbitrary code execution.

To address these issues the following changes were made in v4.0.0:

  • Documentation was updated with more explicit guidelines on building secure applications.
  • Reference instances will no longer follow prototype chains by default, nor will they invoke accessors or proxies.
  • All isolated-vm API prototypes are now immutable.
  • NativeModule constructor may only be invoked from a nodejs isolate.

Affected configurations

Vulners
Node
isolated-vm_projectisolated-vmRange<4.0.0node.js
VendorProductVersionCPE
isolated-vm_projectisolated-vm*cpe:2.3:a:isolated-vm_project:isolated-vm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

9.6

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.6%

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