CVE-2023-32002 is a critical vulnerability affecting Node.js versions 16.x, 18.x, and 20.x, specifically within its experimental policy mechanism. It allows attackers to bypass security policies by using Module._load() to load unauthorized modules. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 16.0.0, <= 16.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.0.0, <= 18.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.0.0, <= 20.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0, < 16.20.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 18.0, < 18.17.1CPE match | 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:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.