TI-2023-14408 Aliases CVE-2023-30583 GHSA-9ccp-4gjg-264g

Improper access control in NodeJS Node

MEDIUM 40CWE-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: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

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

Summary

fs.openAsBlob() can bypass the experimental permission model when using the file system read restriction with the `--allow-fs-read` flag in Node.js 20. This flaw arises from a missing check in the `fs.openAsBlob()` API. 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 0.00722 54th 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-2023-14409 Path traversal in NodeJS NodePriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-14407 Improper access control in NodeJS NodePriority LOW 31
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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-2023-30583
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9ccp-4gjg-264g

References

Other 1

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

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Sources

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