#VU86723 Improper Privilege Management in Node.js - CVE-2024-22017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86723

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22017

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the call to setuid(). A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 20.0.0, 20.1.0, 20.2.0, 20.3.0, 20.3.1, 20.4.0, 20.5.0, 20.5.1, 20.6.0, 20.6.1, 20.7.0, 20.8.0, 20.8.1, 20.9.0, 20.10.0, 20.11.0 - 20.11.1, 21.0.0, 21.1.0, 21.2.0, 21.3.0, 21.4.0, 21.5.0, 21.6.0 - 21.6.2

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External links
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2024-security-releases

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?