Vulnerability · Published Feb 23, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-23919
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Node from NodeJS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 18.14.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DSA-5589-1 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23919 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40025+0e0cf6b2 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nodejs | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | USN-6672-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nodejs | 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23919 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-310 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H