CVE-2023-32559 (High) detected in nodev13.12.0

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CVE-2023-32559 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nodev13.12.0

Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

Library home page: https://github.com/nodejs/node.git

Found in HEAD commit: ec9a3f8a365636d40076233e59d310f9ec5e9c96

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/lib/internal/process/policy.js
/lib/internal/process/policy.js

Vulnerability Details

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x. The use of the deprecated API process.binding() can bypass the policy mechanism by requiring internal modules and eventually take advantage of process.binding('spawn_sync') run arbitrary code, outside of the limits defined in a policy.json file. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Publish Date: 2023-08-24

URL: CVE-2023-32559

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#processbinding-can-bypass-the-permission-model-through-path-traversal-highcve-2023-32559

Release Date: 2023-05-10

Fix Resolution: v16.20.2,v18.17.1,v20.5.1

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