Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2022 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2022-32222
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Node from NodeJS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs-current | 18.6.0-r0, 18.9.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs-current | 18.6.0-r0, 18.9.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs-current | 18.6.0-r0, 18.9.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs-current | 18.6.0-r0, 18.9.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs-current | 18.6.0-r0, 18.9.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-32222 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-310