CVE-2023-30581
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2023-11-23
- Fixed in20.3.1 · 18.16.1 · 16.20.1
- WeaknessCWE-862
Am I affected?
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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
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2023-11-2300:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-30581?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD · OSV| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.x | ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.3.1 | 20.3.1 | NVD · OSV |
| 18.x | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.16.1 | 18.16.1 | NVD · OSV |
| 16.x | ≥ 16.0.0, < 16.20.1 | 16.20.1 | NVD · OSV |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Packages
- nodejsAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2and 3 other packages
- nodejsAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8eand 3 other packages
- nodejsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:16.20.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3594+e74fe53fand 3 other packages
- nodejsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:18.16.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3595+0818e803and 3 other packages
- nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b
- nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.0.20-2.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244
- nodejs-nodemonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.0.20-3.module_el8.8.0+3586+d4fc0b72
- nodejs-packagingAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595eaand 1 other package
6 more package ranges on OSV.dev
Fix
- Update Node.js to 20.3.1 · 18.16.1 · 16.20.1
Advisories and patches
- nodejs.orgRelease Notes
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Published
- 2023-11-23
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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