CVE-2020-8172 Security feature bypass in https://github.com/nodejs/node

What is CVE-2020-8172?

CVE-2020-8172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 8 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8172?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including node and node-min. It affects 5 products.

Products include Nodejs Node.js, Oracle Banking Extensibility Workbench, Oracle Blockchain Platform, Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Mysql Cluster.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8172?

Upgrade node to a fixed version for your release line: 12.18.0 or 14.4.0.

Is CVE-2020-8172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Nodejs Node.js

• CVE-2023-32002 Security feature bypass in Node Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-6303 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15896 Security feature bypass in Node.js Critical 9.1
• CVE-2018-7160 Server-side request forgery in Node.js High 8.8
• CVE-2018-12120 Misconfiguration in Node.js High 8.1

All Nodejs Node.js vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-8172, BIT-node-2020-8172, BIT-node-min-2020-8172, CLEANSTART-2026-EO34645, CLEANSTART-2026-SW01929, GHSA-98vx-jqrx-7mq2.