CVE-2023-30590

nodejs: DiffieHellman do not generate keys after setting a private key

Published Nov 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3776-1 nodejs security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3886-1 nodejs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5589-1 nodejs security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6735-1 Node.js vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00637}

epss

{'score': 0.00655}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00587}

epss

{'score': 0.00637}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2023, 1:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 20, 2023, 12:00 AM