Vulnerability identifier: #VU59551

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21824

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the formatting logic of the console.table() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and assign an empty string to numerical keys of the object prototype.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 12.0.0, 12.1.0 - 12.19.1, 12.2.0 - 12.22.8, 12.3.0 - 12.3.1, 12.4.0, 12.5.0, 12.6.0, 12.7.0, 12.8.0 - 12.8.1, 12.9.0 - 12.9.1, 13.0.0 - 13.0.1, 13.1.0 - 13.14.0, 13.2.0, 13.3.0, 13.4.0, 13.5.0, 13.6.0, 13.7.0, 13.8.0, 13.9.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0 - 14.18.2, 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.4.0, 14.5.0, 14.6.0, 14.7.0, 14.8.0, 14.9.0, 15.0.0 - 15.0.1, 15.1.0 - 15.14.0, 15.2.0 - 15.2.1, 15.3.0, 15.4.0, 15.5.0 - 15.5.1, 15.6.0, 15.7.0, 15.8.0, 15.9.0, 16.0.0, 16.1.0 - 16.13.1, 16.2.0, 16.3.0, 16.4.0 - 16.4.2, 16.5.0, 16.6.0 - 16.6.2, 16.7.0, 16.8.0, 16.9.0 - 16.9.1, 17.0.0 - 17.0.1, 17.1.0, 17.2.0, 17.3.0

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External links
http://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/jan-2022-security-releases/

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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.