Policy-restricted modules can escalate to higher privileges by impersonating other modules in a policy list using module.constructor.createRequire()
Medium
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Node.js
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Official summary from Node.js
The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
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Closed
Substate
Resolved
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Weakness
Privilege Escalation