CVE-2024-21891

2024-02-2319:31:46

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node.js

path normalization

vulnerability

filesystem

permission bypass

path traversal attack

7.9 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

A flaw was found in Node.js. Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwritten with user-defined implementations, leading to a filesystem permission model bypass through a path traversal attack.