Bug 2230948 (TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002)

Summary:	TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002 nodejs: Permissions policies can be bypassed via Module._load
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	hhorak, jorton, nodejs-maint, zsvetlik
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Bug Depends On:	2230964, 2230965, 2230966, 2230967
Bug Blocks:	2230962

Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-08-10 09:55:34 UTC

The use of Module._load() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy mechanism is an experimental feature of Node.js. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.

Security Advisory:
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#permissions-policies-can-be-bypassed-via-module_load-highcve-2023-32002