Incorrect Authorization Affecting nodejs package, versions <16.19.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-NODEJS-3324292
  • published17 Feb 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2023

Introduced: 17 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-23918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (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.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1