CentOS 8 : nodejs:12 (CESA-2020:4272)
high Nessus Plugin ID 145813
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:4272 advisory.- npm: sensitive information exposure through logs (CVE-2020-15095)
- nodejs-dot-prop: prototype pollution (CVE-2020-8116)
- nodejs: HTTP request smuggling due to CR-to-Hyphen conversion (CVE-2020-8201)
- libuv: buffer overflow in realpath (CVE-2020-8252)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 145813
File Name: centos8_RHSA-2020-4272.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2021
Updated: 5/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8116
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:npm
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-8116, CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252, CVE-2020-15095
RHSA: 2020:4272