5.0
Medium
CVE-2024-21890 The Node.js Permission Model does not clarify in the documentation that wildcards should be only used as the last…
Description
The Node.js Permission Model does not clarify in the documentation that wildcards should be only used as the last character of a file path. For example: ``` --allow-fs-read=/home/node/.ssh/*.pub ``` will ignore `pub` and give access to everything after `.ssh/`. This misleading documentation 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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Node 21.0 | 21.0 → < 21.6.2 | 21.6.2 |
| Node 20.0 | 20.0 → < 20.11.1 | 20.11.1 |
| Node 19.0 | 19.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 17.0 | 17.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 16.0 | 16.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 15.0 | 15.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 14.0 | 14.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 13.0 | 13.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 12.0 | 12.0 → latest | No fix stated |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Node 11.0 | 11.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 10.0 | 10.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 9.0 | 9.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 6.0 | 6.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 5.0 | 5.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 4.0 | 4.0 → latest | No fix stated |
References
- hackerone.com hackerone.com
- security.netapp.com security.netapp.com
- www.openwall.com www.openwall.com
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