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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.9 High

CVE-2024-21891

Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwitten with user-defined implementations leading to filesy

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Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
hackerone

Description

Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwitten with user-defined implementations leading to filesystem permission model bypass through path traversal attack. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

NodeJS Node

Default version status: unaffected

  • 4.0 to < 4.*affected
  • 5.0 to < 5.*affected
  • 6.0 to < 6.*affected
  • 7.0 to < 7.*affected
  • 8.0 to < 8.*affected
  • 9.0 to < 9.*affected
  • 10.0 to < 10.*affected
  • 11.0 to < 11.*affected
  • 12.0 to < 12.*affected
  • 13.0 to < 13.*affected
  • 14.0 to < 14.*affected
  • 15.0 to < 15.*affected
  • 16.0 to < 16.*affected
  • 17.0 to < 17.*affected
  • 19.0 to < 19.*affected
  • 20.0 to < 20.11.1affected
  • 21.0 to < 21.6.2affected

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