fkie_cve-2023-23918
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-02-23 20:15
Modified
2025-03-12 18:15
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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   cveTags: [],
   descriptions: [
      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2023-23918",
   lastModified: "2025-03-12T18:15:24.973",
   metrics: {
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            cvssData: {
               attackComplexity: "LOW",
               attackVector: "NETWORK",
               availabilityImpact: "NONE",
               baseScore: 7.5,
               baseSeverity: "HIGH",
               confidentialityImpact: "HIGH",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
               privilegesRequired: "NONE",
               scope: "UNCHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
               vectorString: "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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            exploitabilityScore: 3.9,
            impactScore: 3.6,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
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   published: "2023-02-23T20:15:13.920",
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   sourceIdentifier: "support@hackerone.com",
   vulnStatus: "Modified",
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