Inadequate Encryption Strength in nodejs-current reads openssl.cnf from /home/iojs/build/... upon startup on MacOS
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 4:41 am
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
https://hackerone.com/reports/1888758
https://hackerone.com/reports/1888758