CVE-2023-39331

nodejs: permission model improperly protects against path traversal

Published Oct 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A previously disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2023-30584) was patched insufficiently in commit 205f1e6. The new path traversal vulnerability arises because the implementation does not protect itself against the application overwriting built-in utility functions with user-defined implementations.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-43062 A previously disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2023-30584) was patched insufficiently in commit 205f1e6. The new path traversal vulnerability arises because the implementation does not protect itself against the application overwriting built-in utility functions with user-defined implementations. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00428}

epss

{'score': 0.00438}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:49 PM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2023, 1:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 18, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 13, 2023, 12:00 AM