Vulnerability in Nodejs Node
CVE-2023-30590
The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However, the documentation says this API call: "Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values". The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.
EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Nodejs Node.js
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-30590?
- CVE-2023-30590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2023-30590?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-30590 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.