SUSE update for nodejs16

Published: 2024-05-29

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-30260 CVE-2024-30261
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-345
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs16-docs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs16 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs16-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs16-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs16-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component npm16 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component corepack16 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU88177

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30260

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application clears Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers during cross-origin redirects for the fetch() method, however does not clear them for the undici.request() method, which can leak sensitive information to an unauthorized party.

Mitigation

Update the affected package nodejs16 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

nodejs16-docs: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

nodejs16: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

nodejs16-debugsource: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

nodejs16-debuginfo: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

nodejs16-devel: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

npm16: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

corepack16: before 16.20.2-150400.3.36.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241837-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU88178

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30261

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity