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fs.fchown/fchmod bypasses permission model

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Reported by 4xpl0r3r

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Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Hello IBB team, i would like to submit a report about Node.js vulnerability that i have reported to the Node.js team, which was assigned to CVE-2024-36137 and disclosed today. Please check #2472071. Modifier: I have proposed a fix(-25% shouldn't be apllied) and the feature is experimental (-50%), so I believe the final ratio is 50%. ## Details: A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as `fs.fchown` or `fs.fchmod` can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file. 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. ## Impact Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as `fs.fchown` or `fs.fchmod` can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.

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A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a …

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Closed

Substate

Resolved

Bounty

$249.00

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Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)