Vulnerability · Published Feb 23, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-23920
Medium 4.2
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 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An 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.
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 | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| 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:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| 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+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| 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 | 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:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| 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 | 1:6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| 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: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-2023-23920 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DSA-5589-1 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23920 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+1183+c2c35f0a | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| 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-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| 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 | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| 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+40018+a011993d | 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+40025+0e0cf6b2 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nodejs | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | USN-6672-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nodejs | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N