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CVE-2023-30588

nodejs: process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

When an invalid public key is used to create an x509 certificate using the crypto.X509Certificate() API a non-expect termination occurs making it susceptible to DoS attacks when the attacker could force interruptions of application processing, as the process terminates when accessing public key info of provided certificates from user code. The current context of the users will be gone, and that will cause a DoS scenario. This vulnerability affects all active Node.js versions v16, v18, and, v20.

Cuando se utiliza una clave pública no válida para crear x509 certificates utilizando la API crypto.X509Certificate(), se produce una terminación no esperada que la hace susceptible a ataques DoS cuando el atacante podría forzar interrupciones en el procesamiento de la aplicación, ya que el proceso finaliza al acceder a la información de clave pública de los certificados proporcionados desde el código de usuario. El contexto actual de los usuarios desaparecerá y eso provocará un escenario DoS. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a todas las versiones activas de Node.js v16, v18 y v20.

A vulnerability has been identified in the Node.js, where an invalid public key is used to create an x509 certificate using the crypto.X509Certificate() API a non-expect termination occurs making it susceptible to DoS attacks when the attacker could force interruptions of application processing, as the process terminates when accessing public key info of provided certificates from user code. The current context of the users will be gone, and that will cause a DoS scenario.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-04-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-28 EPSS Updated
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  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Nodejs
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Node.js
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>= 16.0.0 < 16.20.1
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Nodejs
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Node.js
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>= 18.0.0 < 18.16.1
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Nodejs
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Node.js
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>= 20.0.0 < 20.3.1
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Affected