Sandbox Bypass Affecting deno package, versions <1.16.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUST-DENO-2869125
  • published 13 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 13 Jun 2022
  • credit Ron Masas

How to fix?

Upgrade deno to version 1.16.0 or higher.

Overview

deno is an a simple, modern and secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript that uses V8 and is built in Rust.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Sandbox Bypass due to incorrect handling of symbolic links. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible via the Deno.symlink method when running Deno with a specific write access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

8.4 high