vm2 sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vm2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in sandbox. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-37466. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vm2 (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-265. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vm2 is an advanced vm/sandbox for Node.js. The library contains critical security issues and should not be used for production. The maintenance of the project has been discontinued. In vm2 for versions up to 3.9.19, `Promise` handler sanitization can be bypassed with the `@@species` accessor property allowing attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code, potentially allowing remote code execution inside the context of vm2 sandbox. Version 3.10.0 contains a patch for the issue.

The weakness was shared 07/13/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-37466 since 07/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2028). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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NVD Base Score: 10.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/06/2023 🔍
07/13/2023 +7 days 🔍
07/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2026 +908 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-cchq-frgv-rjh5
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-37466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-234069
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2023 23:11
Updated: 01/06/2026 10:38
Changes: 07/13/2023 23:11 (34), 08/05/2023 14:10 (2), 08/05/2023 14:12 (11), 01/05/2026 23:28 (28), 01/06/2026 10:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Goodmorning,
In the advisory https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7139922 the vendor explained that CVE-2023-42282 is a flaw in the Node.js vm2 module.
Could You please help us and could You append the cpe "nodejs:node.js"?
We'd appreciate it very much.
Best Regards,
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
The IBM title is wrong: Node.js is not affected but a Node.js package.
 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
OK. Thanks!

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