5.3

CVE-2023-30588: nodejs node

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30588DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30588CGA-3jp7-cmr7-98vq
Published 28-11-2023Last modified 02-11-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-30588 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 11
DSA-5589-1MGASA-2023-0226OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13021-1RHSA-2023:4330RHSA-2023:4331RHSA-2023:4536

Timeline

  1. 28-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-11-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

67%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.16% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Wolfi3 products
  • nodejs-16< 16.20.1-r0
  • nodejs-18< 18.16.1-r0
  • nodejs-20< 20.3.1-r0
Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.3.1
  • node.js≥ 16.0.0, < 16.20.1 | ≥ 18.0.0, < 18.16.1 | ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.3.1
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | < 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 18.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4

5 vendors · 10 products

References

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