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CVE-2021-22931

Published: Aug 16, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-170
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
22.0%
Top 2.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-170CWE-20

Affected Products

NodeNodeJSOSS Libraries
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Node.jsNode.js Foundation
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
Voice GatewayIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
IBM Cloud Transformation AdvisorIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
nodejsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka node.js, node
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
node.js foundationoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka nodejs foundation, node foundation
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/
nodejs.org
https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337
hackerone.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
oracle.com
and 94 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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