Is CVE-2023-23920 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-23920 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-23920?

CVE-2023-23920 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-23920?

CVE-2023-23920 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23920?

Upgrade nodejs on debian 11 to 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 or later. Fixes are available for 31 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-23920

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.

CWE-426

How to fix

Remediation Available

nodejsDebian

Fixed in:12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4CVE-2023-23920

Fixed in:18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1CVE-2023-23920

Fixed in:18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1CVE-2023-23920

nodejsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejsRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

nodejs-develRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

nodejs-docsRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-docsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-full-i18nRocky

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-full-i18nRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-libsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-libsRocky

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-libs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-libs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:16.19.1-1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:16.20.2-1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

nodejs-nodemonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-3.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-nodemonRocky

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2.0.20-3.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

nodejs-packagingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

nodejs-packagingRocky

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.src::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

nodejs-packaging-bundlerRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

nodejs-packaging-bundlerRocky

Fixed in:0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

npmRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:8.19.4-1.16.20.2.1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

npmRocky

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.x86_64::nodejs:18RHSA-2023:2654

Fixed in:1:8.19.4-1.16.20.2.1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

Fixed in:1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.el9_2RHSA-2023:2655

Fixed in:1:8.19.4-1.16.20.2.1.el9_0RHSA-2023:5533

libnode108Ubuntu

Fixed in:18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1USN-6672-1

libnode64Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5USN-6672-1

libnode72Ubuntu

Fixed in:12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4USN-6672-1

nodejsUbuntu

Fixed in:10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5USN-6672-1

Fixed in:12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4USN-6672-1

Fixed in:18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1USN-6672-1

Node.jsWindows application

Affected:18.0.0 18.14.1Fixed in:18.14.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:19.0.0 19.6.1Fixed in:19.6.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:16.0.0 16.19.1Fixed in:16.19.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:14.0.0 14.21.3Fixed in:14.21.3Node.js Foundation

Node.js (LTS)Windows application

Affected:16.0.0 16.19.1Fixed in:16.19.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:19.0.0 19.6.1Fixed in:19.6.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:18.0.0 18.14.1Fixed in:18.14.1Node.js Foundation

Affected:14.0.0 14.21.3Fixed in:14.21.3Node.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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

nodejs.org

Mailing List1

lists.debian.org

Other references2

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