CVE-2021-22931

high-risk

Published 2021-08-16

Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

Do I need to act?

0.66% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Fix available

Upgrade to: 151261efb8b85696620f80ecc1f50d9c1f886a1b, db159ab870b1aa7f55e4e450c81764f22bf0ef80, bfe80913e88139da1aa283475cdbc060ea98ae6f

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (15)

Node.Js

Active Iq Unified Manager

Nextgen Api

Oncommand Insight

Oncommand Workflow Automation

Snapcenter

Graalvm

Mysql Cluster

Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools

Sinec Infrastructure Network Services

Affected Vendors

Oracle Siemens Netapp Nodejs

References (18)

Patch https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

Exploit https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337

Patch https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/

Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Third Party Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html