Untrusted Search Path Affecting nodejs package, versions <16.19.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-NODEJS-3324286
  • published17 Feb 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2023

Introduced: 17 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-23920  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 nodejs to version 16.19.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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