cvelist/2023/23xxx/CVE-2023-23918.json

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    "data_format": "MITRE",
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        "ID": "CVE-2023-23918",
        "ASSIGNER": "support@hackerone.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "n/a",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "https://github.com/nodejs/node",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "Fixed in 19.6.1, 18.14.1, 16.19.1, 14.21.3"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
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        }
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    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Privilege Escalation (CAPEC-233)"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/",
                "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/",
                "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy."
            }
        ]
    }
}