CVE-2024-37372 describes a subtle path traversal vulnerability in an unspecified product's Permission Model, where an incorrect assumption about path prefixes allows for vulnerable edge cases. With a low CVSS score of 3.6 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), this vulnerability requires high attack complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 20.0, < 20.15.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 22.0, < 22.4.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The Permission Model assumes that any path starting with two backslashes \ has a four-character prefix that can be ignored, which is not always true. This subtle bug leads to vulnerable edge cases.
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