Answer in brief
CVE-2023-30590 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in CVE Program Container. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps NodeJS/Node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps NodeJS/Node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| NodeJS/Nodegeneric | >=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 <16.20.1 || >=17.0 <17.* || >=18.0 <18.16.1 || >=19.0 <19.* || >=20.0 <20.3.1 | 4.*, 5.*, 6.*, 7.*, 8.*, 9.*, 10.*, 11.*, 12.*, 13.*, 14.*, 15.*, 16.20.1, 17.*, 18.16.1, 19.*, 20.3.1 |
Published upstream
Nov 28, 2023
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 8, 2026
The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling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.
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