Node.js vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

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The short answer

Node.js is made by Nodejs. We track 157 published vulnerabilities in it, across 872 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 10 October 2023. If you run Node.js, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

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The most recent Node.js flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-44487, on 10 October 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Node.js do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "18.0.0 to before 18.18.2" means from 18.0.0 up to, but not including, 18.18.2. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2023-44487Exploited list, 10 Oct 2023

    HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability

    18.0.0 to before 18.18.220.0.0 to before 20.8.1
Known exploited

Which Node.js vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 7.5
    CVE-2023-44487HighKnown exploited
    HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability

    HTTP/2 contains a rapid reset vulnerability that allows for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since10 Oct 2023
Exploit likelihood

Which Node.js flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2023-44487HighKnown exploited

    The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

    CVSS7.5Published10 Oct 2023
  2. 95%

    OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly restrict processing of ChangeCipherSpec messages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to trigger use of a zero-length master...

    CVSS7.4Published5 Jun 2014
  3. 95%

    The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other protocols and products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to...

    CVSS7.5Published1 Sep 2016
  4. 92%

    A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking.

    CVSS7.5Published1 Nov 2022
  5. 91%

    A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking.

    CVSS7.5Published1 Nov 2022
  6. 89%

    The AES-NI implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h does not consider memory allocation during a certain padding check, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information...

    CVSS5.9Published5 May 2016
  7. 87%

    Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a denial of service.

    CVSS7.5Published13 Aug 2019
  8. 83%

    Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to ping floods, potentially leading to a denial of service.

    CVSS7.5Published13 Aug 2019
  9. 83%

    Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a denial of service.

    CVSS7.5Published13 Aug 2019
  10. 82%

    The llhttp parser <v14.20.1, <v16.17.1 and <v18.9.1 in the http module in Node.js does not strictly use the CRLF sequence to delimit HTTP requests.

    CVSS6.5Published14 Jul 2022
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We track 157 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Node.js, across 872 versions. The most recent Node.js flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-44487, on 10 October 2023.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2023-44487.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2023-44487, affects 18.0.0 to before 18.18.2, 20.0.0 to before 20.8.1. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Node.js. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.