CVE-2023-38552
Published: October 18, 2023Last modified: October 18, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | nodejs | Fixed (18.18.2-r0) |
| Stream | nodejs | Fixed (18.18.2-r0) |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2094235
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3N4NJ7FR4X4FPZUGNTQAPSTVB2HB2Y4A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/E72T67UPDRXHIDLO3OROR25YAMN4GGW5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FNA62Q767CFAFHBCDKYNPBMZWB7TWYVU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HT7T2R4MQKLIF4ODV4BDLPARWFPCJ5CZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LKYHSZQFDNR7RSA7LHVLLIAQMVYCUGBG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X6QXN4ORIVF6XBW4WWFE7VNPVC74S45Y/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0013/