CVE-2023-30547
vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
Impact
There exists a vulnerability in exception sanitization of vm2 for versions up to 3.9.16, allowing attackers to raise an unsanitized host exception inside `handleException()` which can be used to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code in host context. ### Impact A threat actor can bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. ### Patches This vulnerability was patched in the release of version `3.9.17` of `vm2`. ### Workarounds None. ### References PoC - https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in [VM2](https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2) Thanks to [Xion](https://twitter.com/0x10n) (SeungHyun Lee) of [KAIST Hacking Lab](https://kaist-hacking.github.io/) for disclosing this vulnerability.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | vm2 | < 3.9.17 | 3.9.17 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vm2 Project | Vm2 | through 3.9.16 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://gist.github.com/leesh3288/381b230b04936dd4d74aaf90cc8bb244
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/4b22e87b102d97d45d112a0931dba1aef7eea049
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/f3db4dee4d76b19869df05ba7880d638a880edd5
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch3r-j5x3-6q2m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30547
- https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/releases/tag/3.9.17