CVE-2023-23918
nodejs - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-23918
To remediate CVE-2023-23918, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 14.21.3-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 14.21.3 or later
- —upgrade to 14.21.3 or later
- —upgrade to 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 or later
- —upgrade to 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-23918 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 14.21.3-r0
- >= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3, >= 16.0.0, < 16.19.1, >= 18.0.0, < 18.14.1, >= 19.0.0, < 19.6.1
- >= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3, >= 16.0.0, < 16.19.1, >= 18.0.0, < 18.14.1, >= 19.0.0, < 19.6.1
- from 0, < 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1
- from 0, < 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |