CVE-2023-2968 Undefined variable usage in npm package "proxy" leads to remote denial of service

2023-05-3017:37:45

CWE-232

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www.cve.org

cve-2023-2968

npm package

proxy

denial of service

remote attack

http request

typeerror exception

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.1%

JSON

A remote attacker can trigger a denial of service in the socket.remoteAddress variable, by sending a crafted HTTP request. Usage of the undefined variable raises a TypeError exception.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://www.npmjs.com",
    "packageName": "proxy",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2.1.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]