CVE-2023-39332

CRITICAL

Nodejs Node.js < 20.8.0 - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

Description

Various `node:fs` functions allow specifying paths as either strings or `Uint8Array` objects. In Node.js environments, the `Buffer` class extends the `Uint8Array` class. Node.js prevents path traversal through strings (see CVE-2023-30584) and `Buffer` objects (see CVE-2023-32004), but not through non-`Buffer` `Uint8Array` objects. This is distinct from CVE-2023-32004 which only referred to `Buffer` objects. However, the vulnerability follows the same pattern using `Uint8Array` instead of `Buffer`. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 65.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-22
Status published

Affected Products (2)

nodejs/node.js < 20.8.0
fedoraproject/fedora

Timeline

Published Oct 18, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026