CVE-2024-21890
Description
A flaw was found in the Node.js Permission Model, where it is not clarified in the documentation that wildcards should only be used as the last character of a file path. For example: --allow-fs-read=/home/node/.ssh/*.pub will ignore pub and give access to everything after .ssh/.
Statement
This misleading documentation affects all users using the experimental permission model in active release lines 20.x and 21.x.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | None | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | Low | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context; Hide Activities; Reduce Reliability; Quality Degradation; Reduce Maintainability
Without a method of verification, one cannot be sure that everything only functions as expected.
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