CVE-2023-32005

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Modified
Published: 12 Sept 2023, 01:36
Last modified:05 May 2025, 13:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.98% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Sept 2023, 01:36
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 May 2025, 13:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js version 20, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used with a non-* argument. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the `fs.statfs` API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve stats from files that they do not have explicit read access to. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.98%• Percentile: 77%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-732•Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

    The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Affected Systems

  • nodejs•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.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.5.1

  • nodejs•node.js

    ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.5.1

References (2)