CVE-2023-23920
Node.js: insecure loading of ICU data through ICU_DATA environment variable
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Morgan Jones discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs that leads to false positive errors during some cryptographic operations. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs leaded to a untrusted search path vulnerability. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-01-19 CVE Reserved
- 2023-02-23 CVE Published
- 2025-03-17 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00038.html | Mailing List |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases | 2023-05-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5395 | 2023-05-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23920 | 2023-10-09 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2172217 | 2023-10-09 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 14.0.0 <= 14.14.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.0.0 <= 14.14.0" | - |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 14.0.0 < 14.21.3 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.0.0 < 14.21.3" | lts |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 16.0.0 <= 16.12.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 16.0.0 <= 16.12.0" | - |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 16.0.0 < 16.19.1 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.19.1" | lts |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 18.0.0 <= 18.11.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 18.0.0 <= 18.11.0" | - |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 18.0.0 < 18.14.1 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 18.0.0 < 18.14.1" | lts |
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| Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs" | Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" | >= 19.0.0 < 19.6.1 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 19.0.0 < 19.6.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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