8.6
HIGH
CVE-2023-51661
Wasmer Filesystem Outside of Sandbox Allowance
Description

Wasmer is a WebAssembly runtime that enables containers to run anywhere: from Desktop to the Cloud, Edge and even the browser. Wasm programs can access the filesystem outside of the sandbox. Service providers running untrusted Wasm code on Wasmer can unexpectedly expose the host filesystem. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.2.4.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-51661 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wasmer wasmer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-51661 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c
    Added Reference https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267
    Added Reference https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c No Types Assigned https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j No Types Assigned https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wasmer:wasmer:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.4
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Wasmer is a WebAssembly runtime that enables containers to run anywhere: from Desktop to the Cloud, Edge and even the browser. Wasm programs can access the filesystem outside of the sandbox. Service providers running untrusted Wasm code on Wasmer can unexpectedly expose the host filesystem. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.2.4.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.36748

percentile

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