SCA: security update for @node-red/runtime (GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420600

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Node-Red is a low-code programming for event-driven applications built using nodejs. Node-RED 1.2.7 and
earlier contains a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the admin API. A badly formed request can modify
the prototype of the default JavaScript Object with the potential to affect the default behaviour of the
Node-RED runtime. The vulnerability is patched in the 1.2.8 release. A workaround is to ensure only
authorized users are able to access the editor url. (CVE-2021-21297)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420600

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21297