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ALPINE-CVE-2023-38552
ALPINE-CVE-2023-38552
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
When the Node.js policy feature checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest, the application can intercept the operation and return a forged checksum to the node's policy implementation, thus effectively disabling the integrity check. Impacts: This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy mechanism is an experimental feature of Node.js.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | nodejs | 8.12.0-r0, 8.11.4-r0, 8.11.3-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 6.11.4-r0, 6.11.5-r0, 6.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nodejs | 10.16.2-r0, 18.14.0-r0, 18.15.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | nodejs | 14.15.3-r2, 10.15.1-r0, 10.15.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 18, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch