Directory Traversal Affecting nodejs-full-i18n package, versions <1:20.11.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21380+12032667


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-NODEJSFULLI18N-6272329
  • published24 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Feb 2024

Introduced: 19 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-21896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 nodejs-full-i18n to version 1:20.11.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21380+12032667 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-full-i18n package and not the nodejs-full-i18n package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The permission model protects itself against path traversal attacks by calling path.resolve() on any paths given by the user. If the path is to be treated as a Buffer, the implementation uses Buffer.from() to obtain a Buffer from the result of path.resolve(). By monkey-patching Buffer internals, namely, Buffer.prototype.utf8Write, the application can modify the result of path.resolve(), which leads to a path traversal vulnerability. 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.

CVSS Scores

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