Vulnerability · Published Feb 23, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-23918
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization 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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 18.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DSA-5589-1 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23918 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+1183+c2c35f0a | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886 | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1108+49363b0d | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780 | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40025+0e0cf6b2 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nodejs | 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23918 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N