Improper access control in vm2 - CVE-2022-36067
Published: September 13, 2022 / Updated: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67205
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36067
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Patrik Simek
Affected software:
vm2
vm2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass the sandbox protections and execute arbitrary code on the host running the sandbox.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36067
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d9a7f3cc995d3d861e1380eafb886cb3c5e2b873#diff-b1a515a627d820118e76d0e323fe2f0589ed50a1eacb490f6c3278fe3698f164
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/467
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/blob/master/lib/setup-sandbox.js#L71
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-mrgp-mrhc-5jrq