CVE-2021-22931
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · CWE-170
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)22%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfPatch
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/Patch
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlAdvisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337Advisory