Node.js privilege escalation | CVE-2023-30585
NAME
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Node.js privilege escalation
Platforms Affected:
Node.js Node.js 16.0
Node.js Node.js 18.0
Node.js Node.js 20.0
Risk Level:
5.9
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
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Node.js could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the installation process during the repair operation, where the “msiexec.exe” process attempts to read the %USERPROFILE% environment variable from the current user’s registry. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create folders in unintended and potentially malicious locations.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Network
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