{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-33p5-m25c-cp6w",
  "modified": "2025-03-12T18:32:40Z",
  "published": "2023-02-23T21:30:16Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-23918"
  ],
  "details": "A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23918"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-02-23T20:15:00Z"
  }
}