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Internet Bug Bounty · Report #1888758

Inadequate Encryption Strength in nodejs-current reads openssl.cnf from /home/iojs/build/... upon startup on MacOS

Validstatus
mediumseverity
$2,400bounty
7upvotes
9 Apr 2023disclosed

Summary

CVE-2022-32222 Detail

Current Description A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.

NVD Details: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32222 HackerOne original report: https://hackerone.com/reports/1665156

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