CVE-2023-27563 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Published: 2023-05-10

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:0.218.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1511	The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.
Github GHSA	GHSA-97cp-mr4m-9mcf	n8n Privilege Escalation vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00519.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0007/
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Synacktiv-N8N-Multiple-Vulnerabilities_0.pdf

History

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

N8n N8n

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-27T21:09:27.479Z

Reserved: 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27563

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:16:35.860Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T15:15:09.483

Modified: 2025-01-27T22:15:10.730

Link: CVE-2023-27563

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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