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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-40453
CVE-2024-40453:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A code injection vulnerability was discovered in squirrellyjs squirrelly version 9.0.0, which was fixed in version 9.0.1. The vulnerability exists in the component options.varName parameter and has been assigned CVE-2024-40453. The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the src/compile-string.ts file where the env.varName parameter (passed as options to the render function) is not properly sanitized. The vulnerability occurs in the Function constructor where options.varName is passed as a parameter without validation. This allows for code injection through JavaScript's destructuring syntax in function parameters (Exploit).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through remote code execution (RCE). This can be achieved by injecting malicious JavaScript code through the options.varName parameter, potentially leading to complete system compromise (Exploit).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to squirrelly version 9.0.1 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The fix was merged on July 2, 2024, and released in version 9.1.0 (GitHub PR).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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