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CVE-2022-32223

Public on 2022-07-14
Modified on 2023-02-02
Description

Node.js is vulnerable to Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Hijacking under certain conditions on Windows platforms.This vulnerability can be exploited if the victim has the following dependencies on a Windows machine:* OpenSSL has been installed and "C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL\openssl.cnf" exists.Whenever the above conditions are present, `node.exe` will search for `providers.dll` in the current user directory.After that, `node.exe` will try to search for `providers.dll` by the DLL Search Order in Windows.It is possible for an attacker to place the malicious file `providers.dll` under a variety of paths and exploit this vulnerability.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2023 nodejs 2023-02-17 20:47 ALAS2023-2023-084

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H