Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2023· Updated May 8, 2025
CVE-2023-32006
CVE-2023-32006
Description
The use of module.constructor.createRequire() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x.
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
62- 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
< 16.20.2-r0+ 59 more
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.5.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.5.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.5.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 20.5.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.2-2.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.2-2.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.2-2.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.2-2.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 1:16.20.2-1.el9_2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 26-1.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901
- (no CPE)range: < 1:8.19.4-1.16.20.2.2.module_el8.8.0+3614+204d6f43
- (no CPE)range: < 12.22.12-150200.4.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.21.3-150200.15.49.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150400.3.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-150400.9.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-150400.9.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.5.1-1.1
- (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: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-8.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150400.3.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 16.20.2-150300.7.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-8.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-150400.9.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.17.1-150400.9.12.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- hackerone.com/reports/2043807mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQPELKG2LVTADSB7ME73AV4DXQK47PWK/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBOZE2QZIBLFFTYWYN23FGKN6HULZ6HX/mitre
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0009/mitre
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