Bug 2230948 (TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002) - TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002 nodejs: Permissions policies can be bypassed via Module._load
Summary: TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002 nodejs: Permissions policies can be bypassed via Module...
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Status: NEW
Alias: TRIAGE-CVE-2023-32002
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2230964 2230965 2230966 2230967
Blocks: 2230962
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Reported: 2023-08-10 09:55 UTC by Mauro Matteo Cascella
Modified: 2023-08-10 10:16 UTC (History)
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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
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