Information Exposure Affecting nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package, versions <1:16.20.2-2.module+el8.8.0+19898+ab99ba34


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NODEJS-5848850
  • published22 Aug 2023
  • disclosed9 Aug 2023

Introduced: 9 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-32002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-213  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1268  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nodejs:16/nodejs-devel to version 1:16.20.2-2.module+el8.8.0+19898+ab99ba34 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5360.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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

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