TI-2023-15310 Aliases CVE-2023-32003 GHSA-r874-ffh8-2fvj

Path traversal in NodeJS Node

LOW 32CWE-22Published 2023-08-15 · Updated 2025-07-03

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

`fs.mkdtemp()` and `fs.mkdtempSync()` can be used to bypass the permission model check using a path traversal attack. This flaw arises from a missing check in the fs.mkdtemp() API and the impact is a malicious actor could create an arbitrary directory. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20. 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 0.0117 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Node (NodeJS): 20.5.1

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 20.5.1	20.5.1	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 20.5.1 Fixed in 20.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*	20.0.0 – 20.5.0	Vulnerable	NodeJS
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*	37	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::*	38	Vulnerable	Fedoraproject

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0 – 20.5.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 20.5.1

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2023-08-15
NodeJS Node 10.*, 11.* and 13 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15311 Path traversal in NodeJS NodePriority MEDIUM 44
Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. 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-2023-32003
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r874-ffh8-2fvj

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/2037887

TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

See all 186 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences