TI-2023-14407 Aliases CVE-2023-30582 GHSA-cwrj-j635-2m7w

Improper access control in NodeJS Node

LOW 31CWE-284Published 2024-09-07 · Updated 2025-04-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js version 20, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used with a non-* argument. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file watching through the fs.watchFile API. As a result, malicious actors can monitor files that they do not have explicit read access to. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0058 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Node (NodeJS): 20.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
NodeJS	Node	4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.3.1	20.3.1	Patch available	CNA

Node VendorNodeJS Affected 4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.3.1 Fixed in 20.3.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs::::::::	—	—	NodeJS

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NodeJS

Remediation

Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 20.3.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-09-07
NodeJS Node 10.*, 11.* and 13 more versions
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-14412 Improper access control in NodeJS NodePriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2023-14408 Improper access control in NodeJS NodePriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2023-14409 Path traversal in NodeJS NodePriority LOW 36
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30582
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwrj-j635-2m7w

References

Other 1

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases

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Sources

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