CVE-2023-23920
Published: 23 February 2023
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| focal |
Released
(10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4)
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.2 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/#node-js-insecure-loading-of-icu-data-through-icu_data-environment-variable-low-cve-2023-23920
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f369c0a739b9f0182ededa834a2a44e6fec322d1
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6672-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23920
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian