CVE-2023-30589

Exp

The llhttp parser in the http module in Node v20.2.0 does not strictly use the CRLF sequence to delimit HTTP requests. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS). The CR character (without LF) is sufficient to delimit HTTP header fields in the llhttp parser. According to RFC7230 section 3, only the CRLF sequence should delimit each header-field. This impacts all Node.js active versions: v16, v18, and, v20

Published: 2023-06-30 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-30589 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.91%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-30589

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-30589

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-21 3.47% 3.91% +0.44%
2 2026-06-15 1.92% 3.47% +1.55%
3 2026-03-25 1.92%

Full EPSS history (44 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-30589

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-30589

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-30589

GHSA-cggh-pq45-6h9x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — llhttp vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-30589

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-30589: 3 source package rows (nodejs, openjdk17, openjdk17-ppc64le-bootstrap); 39 state rows across 11 repos (3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.20-main, 3.21-community, 3.21-main, 3.22-community, 3.22-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 7, open 32. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-30589
debian unimportant CVE-2023-30589 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (llhttp, nodejs), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-30589
gentoo low CVE-2023-30589: 1 GLSA(s) (202405-29), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/nodejs); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-30589
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30589
suse medium CVE-2023-30589 severity moderate: SUSE including 62 source package names (16-18.3:nodejs16-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1, 16-18.3:npm16-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1, …), 221 product×package rows across 23 product lines (Container bci/nodejs, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, … (23 product lines)): Fixed 220, Known Not Affected 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30589/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-30589 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nodejs), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, ignored 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-30589

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-30589

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nodejs node.js >= 16.0.0, < 16.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
nodejs node.js >= 18.0.0, < 18.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
nodejs node.js >= 20.0.0, < 20.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-30589

URL Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/2001873 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HMEELCREWMRT6NS7HWXLA6XFLLMO36HE/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IV326O2X4BE3SINX5FJHMAKVHUAA4ZYF/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UEJWL67XR67JAGEL2ZK22NA3BRKNMZNY/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VCVG4TQRGTK4LKAZKVEQAUEJM7DUACYE/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VEEQIN5242K5NBE2CZ4DYTNA5B4YTYE5/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VKFMKD4MJZIKFQJAAJ4VZ2FHIJ764A76/ Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0009/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html
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