Vulnerability in Nodejs Node
CVE-2023-38552
When the Node.js policy feature checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest, the application can intercept the operation and return a forged checksum to the node's policy implementation, thus effectively disabling the integrity check. Impacts: This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy mechanism is an experimental feature of Node.js.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Nodejs Node.js
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38552?
- CVE-2023-38552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38552?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.