CVE-2022-32223
Published: 14 July 2022
Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sahnaseredini | This can only be exploited on Windows machines |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2)
|
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| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.3 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |