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Improper Authentication

CVE-2022-39266

High
9.8/10

Summary

isolated-vm is a library for Nodejs which gives the user access to v8's Isolate interface. If the untrusted v8 cached data is passed to the API through "CachedDataOptions", attackers can bypass the sandbox and run arbitrary code in the Nodejs process. As of the time of publication, there are no known fixed versions or workarounds.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published