CVE-2023-32558

2023-09-1200:00:00

ubuntu.com

node.js

api

path traversal

permission model

experimental

vulnerability

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

7.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

22.1%

JSON

The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the permission
model through path traversal. This vulnerability affects all users using
the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.x. Please note that at the
time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature
of Node.js.

Notes

Author	Note
sahnaseredini	This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model which was introduced in Node.js 20

References

launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-32558

nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#processbinding-can-bypass-the-permission-model-through-path-traversal-highcve-2023-32558

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32558

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-32558

www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32558