CVE-2023-23918
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2023-23918
- Assigner
- support@hackerone.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2023-02-23T20:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-03-16T16:15:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 14.0.0 | 14.14.0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 14.0.0 | 14.21.3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.0 | 16.12.0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.0 | 16.19.1 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 18.0.0 | 18.11.0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 18.0.0 | 18.14.1 |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 19.0.0 | 19.6.1 |
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23918 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-23918 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-17 05:23:28 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2023-04-17 05:23:30 | Weakness Enumeration | new |