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CVE-2023-32006

Published: 15 August 2023

The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
nodejs
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal Needed

jammy Needed

lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
mantic Needs triage

noble Needs triage

trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H