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CVE-2022-24783 — Vulnerability in deno — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Sandbox bypass leading to arbitrary code execution in Deno

Published March 29, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

### Impact The versions of Deno between release 1.18.0 and 1.20.2 (inclusive) are vulnerable to an attack where a malicious actor controlling the code executed in a Deno runtime could bypass permission checks and execute arbitrary shell code. There is **no** evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. This vulnerability does **not** affect users of Deno Deploy. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Deno 1.20.3. ### Workarounds There is no workaround. All users are recommended to upgrade to 1.20.3 immediately --- The cause of this error was that certain FFI operations did not correctly check for permissions. The issue was fixed in [this](https://github.com/denoland/deno/pull/14115) pull request.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 29, 2022 (1658 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 588 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update deno to 1.20.3 or later
cargo update -p deno --precise 1.20.3

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
deno
crates.io
All versions1.20.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-269
    Improper Privilege ManagementMITRE
  • CWE-863
    Incorrect AuthorizationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24783?
Sandbox bypass leading to arbitrary code execution in Deno This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-24783?
CVE-2022-24783 affects deno. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-24783 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-838h-jqp6-cf2f

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