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CVE-2023-51661 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c Patch 
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/commit/4d63febf9d8b257b0531963b85df48d45d0dbf3c Patch 
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/issues/4267 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/security/advisories/GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j Exploit  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-284 Improper Access Control GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-51661
NVD Published Date:
12/22/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.