CVE-2023-32004

2023-08-1010:19:15

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nodejs

file system

buffer handling

security issue

traversal path

file permissions

red hat

product security

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

28.5%

JSON

A vulnerability was found in NodeJS. This security issue occurs as improper handling of buffers in file system APIs, causing a traversal path to bypass when verifying file permissions.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2230951

nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#permission-model-bypass-by-specifying-a-path-traversal-sequence-in-a-buffer-highcve-2023-32004

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32004

www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32004