High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-30581
CVE-2023-30581
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
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Affected products
63- osv-coords60 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-16pkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-16-docpkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-18pkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-18-docpkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-20pkg:apk/chainguard/nodejs-20-docpkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-16pkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-16-docpkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-18pkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-18-docpkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-20pkg:apk/wolfi/nodejs-20-docpkg:bitnami/nodepkg:bitnami/node-minpkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejspkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-docspkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-full-i18npkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-nodemonpkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-packagingpkg:rpm/almalinux/nodejs-packaging-bundlerpkg:rpm/almalinux/npmpkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs12&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs14&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/nodejs20&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs12&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs14&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs16&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP5
< 16.20.1-r0+ 59 more
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.3.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.3.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.3.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.3.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: >= 16.0.0, < 16.20.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 16.0.0, < 16.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e
- (no CPE)range: < 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e
- (no CPE)range: < 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e
- (no CPE)range: < 1:18.16.1-1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.1-1.el9_2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea
- (no CPE)range: < 1:9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module_el9.2.0+31+cbae0c8e
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150400.3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-150400.9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-150400.9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.3.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-6.46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-8.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150400.3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.1-150300.7.24.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-150400.9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.16.1-150400.9.9.1
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