Improper Input Validation Affecting deno package, versions <1.41.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUST-DENO-6405979
  • published 7 Mar 2024
  • disclosed 5 Mar 2024
  • credit Eric Cornelissen

How to fix?

Upgrade deno to version 1.41.1 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 Improper Input Validation in the Deno.makeTemp* APIs. An attacker can create files outside of the allowed directories, potentially overwriting important system files by providing a prefix or suffix containing path traversal characters.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None