CVE-2024-27936: Deno Deno's Deno_runtime Vulnerable To Interactive Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2024-27936 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) deno's deno_runtime vulnerable to interactive vulnerability (CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences) affecting Deno libraries in the crates.io ecosystem. The issue involves deno's deno_runtime vulnerable to interactive permission prompt spoofing via improper ansi stripping. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.41.0, 0.147.0.
CVE-2024-27936 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2024-27936
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Deno dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade deno to 1.41.0
Upgrade deno_runtime to 0.147.0
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for deno
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-27936, inspect your project dependencies for Deno:
inspect dependencies for deno
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Deno in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.41.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences, where the product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component. In Deno, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-27936 Affected Deno Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
deno
|
crates.io |
≥ 1.32.1
< 1.41.0
|
1.41.0
|
|
deno_runtime
|
crates.io |
≥ 0.103.0
< 0.147.0
|
0.147.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-m4pq-fv2w-6hrw",
"modified" : "2024-06-10T12:32:57Z",
"published" : "2024-03-05T20:54:14Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-27936" ],
"summary" : "Deno's deno_runtime vulnerable to interactive permission prompt spoofing via improper ANSI stripping",
"details" : "### Summary\nA maliciously crafted permission request can show the spoofed permission prompt by inserting a broken ANSI escape sequence into the request contents.\n\n### Details\nIn [the patch for CVE-2023-28446](https://github.com/denoland/deno/commit/78d430103a8f6931154ddbbe19d36f3b8630286d), Deno is stripping any ANSI escape sequences from the permission prompt, but permissions given to the program are based on the contents that contain the ANSI escape sequences.\n\nFor example, requesting the read permission with `/tmp/hello\\u001b[/../../etc/hosts` as a path will display the `/tmp/hellotc/hosts` in the permission prompt, but the actual permission given to the program is `/tmp/hello\\u001b[/../../etc/hosts`, which is `/etc/hosts` after the normalization.\n\nThis difference allows a malicious Deno program to spoof the contents of the permission prompt.\n\n\n### PoC\nRun the following JavaScript and observe that `/tmp/hellotc/hosts` is displayed in the permission prompt instead of `/etc/hosts`, although Deno gives access to `/etc/hosts`.\n``` javascript\nconst permission = { name: \"read\", path: \"/tmp/hello\\u001b[/../../etc/hosts\" };\nawait Deno.permissions.request(permission);\nconsole.log(await Deno.readTextFile(\"/etc/hosts\"));\n```\n\n#### Expected prompt\n```\n┌ ⚠️ Deno requests read access to \"/etc/hosts\".\n├ Requested by `Deno.permissions.query()` API\n├ Run again with --allow-read to bypass this prompt.\n└ Allow? [y/n/A] (y = yes, allow; n = no, deny; A = allow all read permissions) >\n```\n\n#### Actual prompt\n```\n┌ ⚠️ Deno requests read access to \"/tmp/hellotc/hosts\".\n├ Requested by `Deno.permissions.query()` API\n├ Run again with --allow-read to bypass this prompt.\n└ Allow? [y/n/A] (y = yes, allow; n = no, deny; A = allow all read permissions) >\n\n```\n\n### Impact\nAny Deno program can spoof the content of the interactive permission prompt by inserting a broken ANSI code, which allows a malicious Deno program to display the wrong file path or program name to the user.",
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"url" : "https://github.com/denoland/deno/security/advisories/GHSA-m4pq-fv2w-6hrw"
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27936"
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"url" : "https://github.com/denoland/deno/commit/78d430103a8f6931154ddbbe19d36f3b8630286d"
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"url" : "https://github.com/denoland/deno/commit/7e6b94231290020b55f1d08fb03ea8132781abc5"
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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