Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-30581
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity missing 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 1.1% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.20.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53f | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4331 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.20.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53f | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.20.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53f | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4331 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.20.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53f | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4331 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4331 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.8.0+3586+d4fc0b72 | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803 | ALSA-2023:4536 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.19.4-1.16.20.1.1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53f | ALSA-2023:4537 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.19.4-1.16.20.1.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4331 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e | ALSA-2023:4330 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30581 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DSA-5589-1 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30581 |
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30581 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7 | RLSA-2023:4536 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:4537 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886 | RLSA-2023:4536 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.7.0+1108+49363b0d | RLSA-2023:4537 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780 | RLSA-2023:4536 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:4330 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nodejs | 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30581 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N