Untrusted Search Path Affecting nodejs16 package, versions <16.19.1-150300.7.18.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-NODEJS16-3357777
  • published9 Mar 2023
  • disclosed8 Mar 2023

Introduced: 8 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-23920  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (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.

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1