CVE-2023-32002

2023-08-2117:15:47

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

381

cve-2023-32002

node.js

security vulnerability

policy mechanism

experimental feature

nvd

module bypass

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

43.5%

JSON

The use of Module._load() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

nodejsnode.jsRange16.0.0–16.20.1

nodejsnode.jsRange18.0.0–18.17.0

nodejsnode.jsRange20.0.0–20.5.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
nodejsnode.jscpe:/a:nodejs:node.js::::

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
nodejs	node.js		cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "vendor": "Node.js",
    "product": "Node.js",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "20.5.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "20.5.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "18.17.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "18.17.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "16.20.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "16.20.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]