CVE-2023-23920
nodejs - security update
4.2
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.
How to fix CVE-2023-23920
To remediate CVE-2023-23920, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/nodejs—upgrade to 14.21.3-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 14.21.3 or later
- —upgrade to 14.21.3 or later
- —upgrade to 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 or later
- —upgrade to 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 or later
Is CVE-2023-23920 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, 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, < 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4
- from 0, < 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |