#VU80135 Security features bypass in vm2 - CVE-2023-37466
Published: August 30, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80135
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37466
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
vm2
vm2
Software vendor:
Patrik Simek
Patrik Simek
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input within the Promise handler. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, bypass sanitization with `@@species` accessor property to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.