Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-21891

Node.js depends on multiple built-in utility functions to normalize paths provided to node:fs functions, which can be overwitten with user-defined implementations leading to filesystem permission model bypass through path traversal attack. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Published 2024-02-20 02:15:50
Updated 2025-03-28 19:15:19
Source HackerOne
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2024-21891

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-21891

EPSS FAQ
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2024-21891

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.9
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
1.5
5.8
 HackerOne 2024-02-20
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST 2025-02-12

CWE ids for CVE-2024-21891

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by:
    • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2024-21891

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