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high 8.8

CVE-2023-32004 json

A vulnerability has been discovered in Node.js version 20, specifically within the experimental permission model.

published 2023-08-15 3 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-node-2023-32004 , BIT-node-min-2023-32004 , EUVD-2023-36292

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in Node.js version 20, specifically within the experimental permission model. This flaw relates to improper handling of Buffers in file system APIs causing a traversal path to bypass when verifying file permissions.

This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami node 20.5.1
  • bitnami node-min 20.5.1
  • NodeJS Node 20.5.1
  • nodejs20 openSUSE Tumbleweed 20.5.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13117-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-32004 updated cvss 8.8

nodejs: Permission model bypass by specifying a path traversal sequence in a Buffer

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 npm, nodejs, nodejs-libs, nodejs-nodemon, nodejs-full-i18n, nodejs-packaging, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 npm, nodejs, nodejs-libs, nodejs-full-i18n Red Hat Software Collections rh-nodejs14-npm, rh-nodejs14-nodejs, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-full-i18n
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami node
>=20.0.0, <20.5.1
20.5.1
bitnami node-min
>=20.0.0, <20.5.1
20.5.1

Affected products

  • NodeJS Node

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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