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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2023-30590
HistoryNov 28, 2023 - 8:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-30590

2023-11-2820:15:07
web.nvd.nist.gov
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cve-2023-30590
generatekeys
crypto.creatediffiehellman
keys
security
implications

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

31.2%

The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
nodejsnode.jsRange16.0.016.20.1
OR
nodejsnode.jsRange18.0.018.16.1
OR
nodejsnode.jsRange20.0.020.3.1

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

31.2%