CVE-2023-51661

Filesystem sandbox not enforced in wasmer-cli

Published Dec 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wasmer is a WebAssembly runtime that enables containers to run anywhere: from Desktop to the Cloud, Edge and even the browser. Wasm programs can access the filesystem outside of the sandbox. Service providers running untrusted Wasm code on Wasmer can unexpectedly expose the host filesystem. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.2.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-3103 Wasmer is a WebAssembly runtime that enables containers to run anywhere: from Desktop to the Cloud, Edge and even the browser. Wasm programs can access the filesystem outside of the sandbox. Service providers running untrusted Wasm code on Wasmer can unexpectedly expose the host filesystem. This vulnerability has been patched in version 4.2.4.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4mq4-7rw3-vm5j Wasmer filesystem sandbox not enforced
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 17, 2025, 8:29 PM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2023, 2:14 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 22, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM