CVE-2022-32223
Published: Jul 14, 2022
Modified: Apr 30, 2025
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
NodeJS | Node | affected 4.0 - < 4.*affected 5.0 - < 5.*affected 6.0 - < 6.*affected 7.0 - < 7.*affected 8.0 - < 8.*+10 more versions |
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