#VU79332 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Node.js - CVE-2023-32002

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#VU79332 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Node.js - CVE-2023-32002

Published: August 10, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79332
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32002
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Software vendor:
Node.js Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions for the Module._load() method. A remote attacker can bypass the policy mechanism and include modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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