GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-5r27-rw8r-7967 import-in-the-middle has unsanitized user controlled input in module generation
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2023-38704
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- import-in-the-middle
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
- Reviewed
- 2023-08-08
Affected packages
• npm import-in-the-middle: < 1.4.2 → fixed in 1.4.2
Description
Impact
The `import-in-the-middle` loader works by generating a wrapper module on the fly. The wrapper uses the module specifier to load the original module and add some wrapping code. It allows for remote code execution in cases where an application passes user-supplied input directly to an import() function.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in `import-in-the-middle` version 1.4.2
Workarounds
• Do not pass any user-supplied input to `import()`. Instead, verify it against a set of allowed values.
• If using `import-in-the-middle` and support for EcmaScript Modules is not needed, ensure that none of the following options are set (either via command-line or the `NODE_OPTIONS` environment variable):
```
--loader=import-in-the-middle/hook.mjs
--loader import-in-the-middle/hook.mjs
```
References
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Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2023-38704 import-in-the-middle is a module loading interceptor specifically for ESM modules. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- https://github.com/DataDog/import-in-the-middle/security/advisories/GHSA-5r27-rw8r-7967 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38704 advisory
- https://github.com/DataDog/import-in-the-middle/commit/2531cdd9d1d73f9eaa87c16967f60cb276c1971b web
- https://github.com/DataDog/import-in-the-middle package