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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 and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.

Published

2023-02-23T20:15:14.047

Last Modified

2025-03-17T19:15:19.303

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-426
Type: Primary
CWE-426
Type: Secondary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nodejs	node.js	≤ 14.14.0	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	< 14.21.3	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	≤ 16.12.0	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	< 16.19.1	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	≤ 18.11.0	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	< 18.14.1	Yes
Application	nodejs	node.js	< 19.6.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html Mailing List ([email protected])
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/ ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395 ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)