Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in Node.js version 20, specifically within the experimental permission model. This flaw relates to improper handling of Buffers in file system APIs causing a traversal path to bypass when verifying file permissions. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
NodeJS Node
Default version status: unaffected
4.0 to < 4.*affected5.0 to < 5.*affected6.0 to < 6.*affected7.0 to < 7.*affected8.0 to < 8.*affected9.0 to < 9.*affected10.0 to < 10.*affected11.0 to < 11.*affected12.0 to < 12.*affected13.0 to < 13.*affected14.0 to < 14.*affected15.0 to < 15.*affected17.0 to < 17.*affected19.0 to < 19.*affected20.0 to < 20.5.1affected
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2038134 ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PBOZE2QZIBLFFTYWYN23FGKN6HULZ6HX/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQPELKG2LVTADSB7ME73AV4DXQK47PWK/ ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0009/ ↗