Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-13776.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-13776
Upstream
Published
2023-02-23T20:15:13Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:07:49.196343Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2023-23918 affecting package nodejs for versions less than 16.19.1-1
Details

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/nodejs

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.19.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-13776.json"