9.8crit

CVE-2023-32002in critical feed

The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

Published 3 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
16 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • NodeJS Node
  • nodejs nodejs

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Technology feeds
Node.js (RSS, critical only)

References

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.