CVE-2023-2968

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/undefined-variable-usage-in-proxy-leads-to-remote-denial-of-service-xray-520917	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/undefined-variable-usage-in-proxy-leads-to-remote-denial-of-service-xray-520917	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:proxy_project:proxy:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

08 Oct 2026, 18:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:proxy_project:proxy:2.0.0:::::node.js:: cpe:2.3:a:proxy_project:proxy:2.1.1:::::node.js::	cpe:2.3:a:proxy_project:proxy::::::node.js::*

Information

Published : 2023-05-30 18:15

Updated : 2026-10-08 18:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-2968

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2968

JSON object : View

Products Affected

proxy_project

proxy

CWE

CWE-232

Improper Handling of Undefined Values

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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