CVE-2023-30581 Affecting nodejs-docs package, versions <1:16.20.1-1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NODEJSDOCS-5812391
  • published6 Jul 2023
  • disclosed20 Jun 2023

Introduced: 20 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-30581  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 nodejs-docs to version 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4331.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-docs package and not the nodejs-docs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The use of proto in process.mainModule.proto.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js

CVSS Scores

version 3.1