Information Exposure Affecting nodejs package, versions <1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NODEJS-5855454
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed21 Aug 2023

Introduced: 21 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-32002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-213  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1268  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nodejs to version 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-304.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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