Is CVE-2023-51661 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-51661 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-51661?

CVE-2023-51661 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-51661?

CVE-2023-51661 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-51661?

Upgrade wasmer to 4.2.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-51661

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

wasmerNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 4.2.4Fixed in:4.2.4CVE-2023-51661derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

Issue Tracking1

github.com

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.