8.8
High
CVE-2023-32006 The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the…
Description
The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x, and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Node 20.0 | 20.0 → < 20.5.1 | 20.5.1 |
| Node 19.0 | 19.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 18.0 | 18.0 → < 18.17.1 | 18.17.1 |
| Node 17.0 | 17.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 16.0 | 16.0 → < 16.20.2 | 16.20.2 |
| Node 15.0 | 15.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 14.0 | 14.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 13.0 | 13.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 12.0 | 12.0 → latest | No fix stated |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Node 11.0 | 11.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 10.0 | 10.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 9.0 | 9.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 8.0 | 8.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 7.0 | 7.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 6.0 | 6.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 5.0 | 5.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Node 4.0 | 4.0 → latest | No fix stated |
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