THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-22931
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2021-22931

Node.Js vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
22.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Nodejs
Affected product
Node.Js
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2021-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-22931

  • Confirm whether Nodejs Node.Js is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-22931.
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