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CVE-2023-23918

CVE-2023-23918

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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.

CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 2.0% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system · node

Affected products and versions

  • node.js

    Versions
    • ≥ 4.0, < 4.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 5.0, < 5.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 6.0, < 6.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 7.0, < 7.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 8.0, < 8.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 9.0, < 9.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 10.0, < 10.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 11.0, < 11.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 12.0, < 12.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 13.0, < 13.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 14.0, < 14.21.3: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 15.0, < 15.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 16.0, < 16.19.1: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 17.0, < 17.*: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 18.0, < 18.14.1: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 19.0, < 19.6.1: Affected (semver)

    Update to 14.21.3; Update to 16.19.1; Update to 18.14.1; Update to 19.6.1

  • nodejs Debian:12

    Versions
    • 18.13.0+dfsg1-1
    • 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1
    • 18.19.0+dfsg-1
    • 18.19.0+dfsg-2
    • 18.19.0+dfsg-3
    • 18.19.0+dfsg-4
    • 18.19.0+dfsg-5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

    Update to 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

  • nodejs Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 18.19.0+dfsg-2

    Update to 18.19.0+dfsg-2

  • nodejs Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 18.19.0+dfsg-2

    Update to 18.19.0+dfsg-2

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