Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-50728
CVE-2023-50728
Description
octokit/webhooks is a GitHub webhook events toolset for Node.js. Starting in 9.26.0 and prior to 9.26.3, 10.9.2, 11.1.2, and 12.0.4, there is a problem caused by an issue with error handling in the @octokit/webhooks library because the error can be undefined in some cases. The resulting request was found to cause an uncaught exception that ends the nodejs process. The bug is fixed in octokit/webhooks.js 9.26.3, 10.9.2, 11.1.2, and 12.0.4, app.js 14.02, octokit.js 3.1.2, and Protobot 12.3.3.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
@octokit/webhooksnpm | < 9.26.3 | 9.26.3 |
@octokit/webhooksnpm | >= 10.0.0, < 10.9.2 | 10.9.2 |
@octokit/webhooksnpm | >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.2 | 11.1.2 |
@octokit/webhooksnpm | >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.3 | 12.0.3 |
@octokit/appnpm | >= 14.0.1, < 14.0.2 | 14.0.2 |
octokitnpm | < 3.1.2 | 3.1.2 |
probotnpm | < 12.3.3 | 12.3.3 |
Affected products
9- ghsa-coords4 versions
>= 14.0.1, < 14.0.2+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 14.0.1, < 14.0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 12.3.3
- Range: >= 9.26.0, < 9.26.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwfr-8pq7-x9qvghsaADVISORY
- github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/security/advisories/GHSA-pwfr-8pq7-x9qvnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50728ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/octokit/app.js/releases/tag/v14.0.2nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/octokit/octokit.js/releases/tag/v3.1.2nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v10.9.2nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v11.1.2nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v12.0.4nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v9.26.3nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/probot/probot/releases/tag/v12.3.3nvdRelease NotesWEB
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