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TI-2023-09717 Aliases CVE-2023-23919GHSA-mfq6-mjjx-mp7f

Cryptographic flaw in NodeJS Node

Priority HIGH 72CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02209 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Node (NodeJS): 14.21.3, 16.19.1, 18.14.1 +1Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 to before 14.21.3; 15.0 and later; 16.0 to before 16.19.1; 17.0 and later; 18.0 to before 18.14.1; 19.0 to before 19.2.014.21.3, 16.19.1, 18.14.1, 19.2.0Patch availableCNA
  • Node VendorNodeJS Affected 4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 to before 14.21.3; 15.0 and later; 16.0 to before 16.19.1; 17.0 and later; 18.0 to before 18.14.1; 19.0 to before 19.2.0 Fixed in 14.21.3, 16.19.1, 18.14.1, 19.2.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*14.0.0 – 14.14.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.0.0 to before 14.21.3VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*16.0.0 – 16.12.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.0.0 to before 16.19.1VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*18.0.0 – 18.11.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.0.0 to before 18.14.1VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*19.0.0 to before 19.2.0VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 14.0.0 – 14.14.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.0.0 to before 14.21.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 – 16.12.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 to before 16.19.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 – 18.11.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0 to before 18.14.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0 to before 19.2.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 14.21.3, 16.19.1, 18.14.1, 19.2.0

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:2654 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.aarch64::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.ppc64le::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.s390x::nodejs:18 +20
  • RHSA-2023:1583 Released 2023-04-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+18445+9493b6ea.aarch64::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+18445+9493b6ea.ppc64le::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+18445+9493b6ea.s390x::nodejs:18 +20
  • RHSA-2023:1582 Released 2023-04-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+18373+704f5cef.aarch64::nodejs:16, nodejs-1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+18373+704f5cef.ppc64le::nodejs:16, nodejs-1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+18373+704f5cef.s390x::nodejs:16 +19

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:1582, RHSA-2023:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2654

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23919
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfq6-mjjx-mp7f

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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