CVE-2021-22931

critical
New! CVE Severity Now Using CVSS v3

The calculated severity for CVEs has been updated to use CVSS v3 by default. CVEs that do not have a CVSS v3 score will fall back CVSS v2 for calculating severity. Severity display preferences can be toggled in the settings dropdown.

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.

References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/

https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2021-08-16

Updated: 2021-12-02

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: CRITICAL

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:nextgen_api:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 8.0.26 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (25 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
154695F5 Networks BIG-IP : Node.js vulnerabilities (K53225395)NessusF5 Networks Local Security Checks
critical
154231Node.js Multiple Vulnerabilities (August 2021 Security Releases)NessusMisc.
critical
153824FreeBSD : Node.js -- August 2021 Security Releases (b092bd4f-1b16-11ec-9d9d-0022489ad614)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical
153783openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs14 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1313-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
153765Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:14 (ELSA-2021-3666)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
153764RHEL 8 : nodejs:14 (RHSA-2021:3666)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
153763CentOS 8 : nodejs:14 (CESA-2021:3666)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
153621SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs14 (SUSE-SU-2021:3211-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
153597openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs14 (openSUSE-SU-2021:3211-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
153577SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs14 (SUSE-SU-2021:3184-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
153566Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:12 (ELSA-2021-3623)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
153553RHEL 8 : nodejs:12 (RHSA-2021:3639)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
153552RHEL 8 : nodejs:12 (RHSA-2021:3638)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
153532CentOS 8 : nodejs:12 (CESA-2021:3623)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
153524RHEL 8 : nodejs:12 (RHSA-2021:3623)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
153107openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs10 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1239-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152999openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs10 (openSUSE-SU-2021:2953-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152995SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs10 (SUSE-SU-2021:2953-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152963openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs12 (openSUSE-SU-2021:2875-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152942openSUSE 15 Security Update : nodejs12 (openSUSE-SU-2021:1214-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152914SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs12 (SUSE-SU-2021:2875-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152863RHEL 7 : rh-nodejs14-nodejs and rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon (RHSA-2021:3280)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
152862RHEL 7 : rh-nodejs12-nodejs and rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon (RHSA-2021:3281)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
152806SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs10 (SUSE-SU-2021:2823-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
152804SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs12 (SUSE-SU-2021:2824-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical