CVE-2023-23920 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Node.js versions prior to 19.6.1, 18.14.1, 16.19.1, and 14.21.3, impacting Debian distributions as well. With a CVSS score of 4.2 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, allowing an attacker to potentially load malicious ICU data. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVE-2023-23920
Mar 14, 2023Node.js: insecure loading of ICU data through ICU_DATA environment variable
Feb 16, 2023An 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.
Feb 14, 2023