Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-22939 |
CWE-ID | CWE-295 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Node.js Server applications / Web servers |
Vendor | Node.js Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61253
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22939
CWE-ID:
CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete validation of rejectUnauthorized parameter. A remote attacker can cause the connections to servers with an expired certificate would have been accepted.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsNode.js: 12.0.0 - 16.6.1
CPE2.3http://hackerone.com/reports/1278254
http://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0003/
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.