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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-23920

CVE-2023-23920

MEDIUM4.2

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node

Published Feb 23, 2023

Modified 10 months ago

Fix available

Details

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.

Affected Packages

Node.js

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

14.21.316.19.118.14.119.6.1

References

WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html

WEB

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/

WEB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23920

ADVISORY

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

4.2

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

HighPR:H

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

CWE-426

Ecosystems(17)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedFeb 23, 2023

ModifiedApr 30, 2025

CVE-2023-23920 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence