CVE-2023-23918 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Node.js versions prior to 19.6.1, 18.14.1, 16.19.1, and 14.21.3. It allows an attacker to bypass the experimental Permissions feature, when enabled with --experimental-policy, to access unauthorized modules via process.mainModule.require(). This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 14.0.0, <= 14.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 14.21.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, <= 16.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0.0, < 16.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.0.0, <= 18.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVE-2023-23918
Mar 14, 2023Node.js: Permissions policies can be bypassed via process.mainModule
Feb 16, 2023A 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.
Feb 14, 2023