Mjs
CVE-2023-43338
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Cesanta mjs v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a function pointer hijacking vulnerability via the function mjs_get_ptr(). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. Cesanta mjs v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a function pointer hijacking vulnerability via the function mjs_get_ptr(). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input. Affected products include: Cesanta Mjs.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Cesanta mjs v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a function pointer hijacking vulnerability via the function mjs_get_ptr(). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Cesanta MJS 2.20.0 has a getprop_builtin_foreign out-of-bounds read if a Built-in API name occurs in a substring of an i
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs+0x4ec508 component. Rat
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_getretvalpos function i
An Out of Bounds Write in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_op_json_s
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_op_json_parse function
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_destroy function in the
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_do_gc function in the m
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_array_length function i
An issue found in Cesanta MJS v.1.26 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_execute function i
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Cesanta MJS v.1.26 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the m
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via mjs_ffi_cb_free at src/mjs_ffi.c. Rated medium se
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via ffi_cb_impl_wpwwwww at src/mjs_ffi.c. Rated mediu
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