CVE-2023-32003

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-22 Path Traversal

Publication date:

15/08/2023

Last modified:

03/07/2025

Description

`fs.mkdtemp()` and `fs.mkdtempSync()` can be used to bypass the permission model check using a path traversal attack. This flaw arises from a missing check in the fs.mkdtemp() API and the impact is a malicious actor could create an arbitrary directory.<br /> <br /> This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.<br /> <br /> Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.30

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*	20.0.0 (including)	20.5.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::*

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CVE-2023-32003

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools