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CVE-2023-23920
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search…
Medium4.2EPSS 0.45%
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- hackerone
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.2.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 4.0 – < 4.*
- affected 5.0 – < 5.*
- affected 6.0 – < 6.*
- affected 7.0 – < 7.*
- affected 8.0 – < 8.*
- affected 9.0 – < 9.*
- affected 10.0 – < 10.*
- affected 11.0 – < 11.*
- affected 12.0 – < 12.*
- affected 13.0 – < 13.*
- affected 14.0 – < 14.21.3
- affected 15.0 – < 15.*
- affected 16.0 – < 16.19.1
- affected 17.0 – < 17.*
- affected 18.0 – < 18.14.1
- affected 19.0 – < 19.6.1
References (4)
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230226 [SECURITY] [DLA 3344-1] nodejs security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- DSA-5395 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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