The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4536 advisory.

    Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the     JavaScript programming language.

    The package has been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (18.16.1). (BZ#2223630, BZ#2223631,     BZ#2223632, BZ#2223633, BZ#2223635, BZ#2223642)

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism (CVE-2023-30581)

    * nodejs: process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates (CVE-2023-30588)

    * nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Empty headers separated by CR (CVE-2023-30589)

    * nodejs: DiffieHellman do not generate keys after setting a private key (CVE-2023-30590)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Bug Fix(es):

    * nodejs:18/nodejs: Don't assume FIPS is disabled by default [rhel-8] (BZ#2223639)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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RHEL 8 : nodejs:18 (RHSA-2023:4536)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179457

Version 1.4

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Version 1.4 Nov 7, 2024, 8:25 PM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202411072025
Version 1.3 Apr 28, 2024, 2:25 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202404281425
Version 1.2 Jan 26, 2024, 9:00 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202401262100
Version 1.1 Dec 5, 2023, 2:37 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-30589" to "CVE-2023-30590") Plugin Feed: 202312051437
Version 1.0 Aug 8, 2023, 8:34 PM New Plugin Feed: 202308082034