CVE-2023-23918

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-02-23

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.

See more information about CVE-2023-23918 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2023-1582	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2023-1583	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2023-1743	2023-04-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2023-1582	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2023-1583	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2023-1743	2023-04-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2023-1582	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2023-1583	2023-04-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2023-1743	2023-04-12
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)	ELSA-2023-2654	2023-05-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)	ELSA-2023-2655	2023-05-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2023-2654	2023-05-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2023-2655	2023-05-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2023-2654	2023-05-17

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