#VU93879 Command Injection in Node.js - CVE-2024-36138

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93879

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36138

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync on Windows. An attacker can inject a malicious command line argument and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU88462 (CVE-2024-27980).

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 18.0.0, 18.1.0 - 18.19.1, 18.2.0 - 18.20.3, 18.3.0, 18.4.0, 18.5.0, 18.6.0, 18.7.0, 18.8.0, 18.9.0, 18.9.1, 19.0.0, 19.0.1, 19.1.0, 19.2.0, 19.3.0, 19.4.0, 19.5.0, 19.6.0, 19.6.1, 19.7.0, 19.8.0, 19.8.1, 19.9.0, 20.0.0, 20.1.0, 20.2.0, 20.3.0, 20.3.1, 20.4.0, 20.5.0, 20.5.1, 20.6.0, 20.6.1, 20.7.0, 20.8.0, 20.8.1, 20.9.0, 20.10.0, 20.11.0 - 20.11.1, 20.12.0 - 20.12.2, 20.13.0 - 20.13.1, 20.14.0, 20.15.0, 21.0.0, 21.1.0, 21.2.0, 21.3.0, 21.4.0, 21.5.0, 21.6.0 - 21.6.2, 21.7.0 - 21.7.3, 22.0.0, 22.1.0, 22.2.0, 22.3.0, 22.4.0

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External links
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2024-security-releases

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.