What is CVE-2023-32002?

CVE-2023-32002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-32002?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nodejs Node

CVE-2023-32002

The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release l…

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
Nodejs Node.js

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
support@hackerone.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32002?: CVE-2023-32002 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-32002?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.