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The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling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.
Published: 2023-11-28
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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 epss

{'score': 0.00637}

epss

{'score': 0.00655}


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{'score': 0.00587}

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Nodejs Node.js
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:10:10.679Z

Reserved: 2023-04-13T01:00:12.086Z

Link: CVE-2023-30590

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-28T20:15:07.480

Modified: 2025-11-04T17:15:37.113

Link: CVE-2023-30590

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-06-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-30590 - Bugzilla

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