CVE-2022-32223
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.3 High
- Status
- Modified - support@hackerone.com
- Published
- 2022-07-14
- Last modified
- 2025-04-30
- Weaknesses
- CWE-427
Affected products
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1447455
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0001/
