7.5

CVE-2023-30581: nodejs node Missing Authorization

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30581DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30581CGA-4mxf-j9pr-cgwh
Published 22-11-2023Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-30581 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Missing Authorization vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 13
DSA-5589-1MGASA-2023-0226OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13021-1RHSA-2023:4330RHSA-2023:4331RHSA-2023:4536

Timeline

  1. 22-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.05% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Wolfi3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.3.1
  • node.js≥ 16.0.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.3.1
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | < 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4

5 vendors · 10 products

References

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