CVE-2023-50481 — blinksocks
CVE-2023-50481 is a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in blinksocks. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
blinksocks has weak encryption algorithms
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
blinksocksnpmDescription
An issue was discovered in blinksocks version 3.3.8, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via weak encryption algorithms in the component /presets/ssr-auth-chain.js.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | blinksocks | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for blinksocks, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of blinksocks has shipped for CVE-2023-50481 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2023-50481 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2023-50481. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-50481 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2023-50481 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.