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CVE-2022-32223

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl
7.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and “C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf” exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.

How to fix

Remediation Available
Node.jsWindows application
Affected:14.14.0 14.20.0Fixed in:14.20.0Node.js Foundation
Affected:18.0.0 18.0.5Fixed in:18.0.5Node.js Foundation
Affected:16.13.0 16.16.0Fixed in:16.16.0Node.js Foundation
Node.js (LTS)Windows application
Affected:18.0.0 18.0.5Fixed in:18.0.5Node.js Foundation
Affected:16.13.0 16.16.0Fixed in:16.16.0Node.js Foundation
Affected:14.14.0 14.20.0Fixed in:14.20.0Node.js Foundation

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days
73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.