CVE-2022-32223

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability78. percentile1.8%
ProductNodejs Node.js
PublishedJul 14, 2022
First seenJul 14, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-427CWE-427

How to fix

Update
  • nodejs node.js14.20.0, 16.16.0, 18.0.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nodejs node.js14.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 14.14.0, 14.14.0 ≤ v < 14.20.0, 16.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 16.12.0, 16.13.0 ≤ v < 16.16.0, 18.0.0 ≤ v < 18.0.514.20.0, 16.16.0, 18.0.5

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