CVE-2023-32002 Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:18.17.1-1.module+el8.8.0+21170+2efec6d4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSDEVEL-5925353
  • published 28 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 21 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:18.17.1-1.module+el8.8.0+21170+2efec6d4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5362.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

9.8 critical