Skip to content
OpenAdvisories
High · 8.8 CVE-2023-32004 EUVD-2023-36292GHSA-x3wm-m4vj-p6px

A vulnerability has been discovered in Node.js version 20, specifically within the experimental permission model. This flaw relates to impr…

Published Aug 15, 2023 · Updated May 8, 2025 · Assigned by hackerone

Vendor: Node.js Product: node Package: nodejs-20 Ecosystem: Wolfi

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
NodeJS Node 4.0 – < 4.*, 5.0 – < 5.*, 6.0 – < 6.*, 7.0 – < 7.*, 8.0 – < 8.*, 9.0 – < 9.*, 10.0 – < 10.*, 11.0 – < 11.*, 12.0 – < 12.*, 13.0 – < 13.*, 14.0 – < 14.*, 15.0 – < 15.*, 17.0 – < 17.*, 19.0 – < 19.*, 20.0 – < 20.5.1 4.*

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed nodejs20 20.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13117-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling nodejs-20 20.5.1-r0 —

Advisories 8

References