CVE-2022-32222: 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…

PriorityP429medium5.3CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNILAN

EPSS

2.01%

78.8th percentile

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.

Affected

19 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	nodejs	—	—
nodejs	node	>= 10.0 < 10.*	10.*
nodejs	node	>= 11.0 < 11.*	11.*
nodejs	node	>= 12.0 < 12.*	12.*
nodejs	node	>= 13.0 < 13.*	13.*
nodejs	node	>= 14.0 < 14.20.0	14.20.0
nodejs	node	>= 15.0 < 15.*	15.*
nodejs	node	>= 16.0 < 16.20.0	16.20.0
nodejs	node	>= 17.0 < 17.*	17.*
nodejs	node	>= 18.0 < 18.9.1	18.9.1
nodejs	node	>= 4.0 < 4.*	4.*
nodejs	node	>= 5.0 < 5.*	5.*
nodejs	node	>= 6.0 < 6.*	6.*
nodejs	node	>= 7.0 < 7.*	7.*
nodejs	node	>= 8.0 < 8.*	8.*
nodejs	node	>= 9.0 < 9.*	9.*
nodejs	node.js	>= 18.0.0 < 18.5.0	18.5.0
siemens	sinec_ins	< 1.0	1.0
siemens	sinec_ins	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

vendor_debian5.3LOW

vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM

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