Severity
5.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 14
Latest updateApr 9
Description
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2📋Vendor Advisories
2💬Community
1HackerOne▶
Inadequate Encryption Strength in nodejs-current reads openssl.cnf from /home/iojs/build/... upon startup on MacOS↗2023-04-09