CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2023-49210
Critical (9.8) in node-openssl project node-openssl. EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-77
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- node-openssl_project:node-openssl
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv | npm | openssl | <=2.0.0 | no fix published |