{"id":"BIT-node-2023-30581","details":"The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20.\n\nPlease note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js","aliases":["BIT-node-min-2023-30581","CVE-2023-30581"],"modified":"2025-11-06T13:25:46.476Z","published":"2024-03-06T11:01:38.980Z","database_specific":{"severity":"High","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30581"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0011/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"node","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/node"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"16.0.0"},{"fixed":"16.20.1"},{"introduced":"18.0.0"},{"fixed":"18.16.1"},{"introduced":"20.0.0"},{"fixed":"20.3.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/node/BIT-node-2023-30581.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"}]}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}