CVE-2024-34393 (High) detected in libxmljs2-0.26.5.tgz

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CVE-2024-34393 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - libxmljs2-0.26.5.tgz

libxml bindings for v8 javascript engine

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/libxmljs2/-/libxmljs2-0.26.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /node_modules/libxmljs2/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/libxmljs2/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ libxmljs2-0.26.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ca255a4489b5c937cfb850ddee46dc5b8c99d85e

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

libxmljs2 is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking a function on the result of attrs() that was called on a parsed node. This vulnerability might lead to denial of service (on both 32-bit systems and 64-bit systems), data leak, infinite loop and remote code execution (on 32-bit systems with the XML_PARSE_HUGE flag enabled).

Publish Date: 2024-05-02

URL: CVE-2024-34393

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.