Incorrect Authorization Affecting nodejs16 package, versions <16.19.1-150300.7.18.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.02% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-NODEJS16-3357720
  • published9 Mar 2023
  • disclosed8 Mar 2023

Introduced: 8 Mar 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 nodejs16 to version 16.19.1-150300.7.18.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs16 package and not the nodejs16 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 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 Base Scores

version 3.1