What is CVE-2023-30582?

CVE-2023-30582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-30582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nodejs Node

CVE-2023-30582

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js version 20, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used with a non-* argument. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file watching through the fs.watchFile API. As a result, malicious actors can monitor files that they do not have explicit read access to. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30582?: CVE-2023-30582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-30582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.