CVE-2023-46809

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 22
Deferred
Published: 07 Sept 2024, 16:03
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 18:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.4 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
1.24% LOW
1% probability +0.17%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Sept 2024, 16:03
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 18:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Node.js versions which bundle an unpatched version of OpenSSL or run against a dynamically linked version of OpenSSL which are unpatched are vulnerable to the Marvin Attack - https://people.redhat.com/~hkario/marvin/, if PCKS #1 v1.5 padding is allowed when performing RSA descryption using a private key.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.24%• Percentile: 80%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-385•Covert Timing Channel

    Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

Affected Systems

  • nodejs•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.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.19.1 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.11.1 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.6.2

References (3)