CVE-2021-22931

nodejs: Improper handling of untypical characters in domain names

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Node.js versiones anteriores a 16.6.0, 14.17.4 y 12.22.4, es vulnerable a una Ejecución de Código Remota , ataques de tipo XSS, bloqueo de Aplicaciones debido a una falta de comprobación de entrada de los nombres de host devueltos por los Servidores de Nombres de Dominio en la librería dns de Node.js, que puede conllevar a la salida de nombres de host erróneos (conllevando al Secuestro de Dominio) y vulnerabilidades de inyección en aplicaciones que usan la librería.

A flaw was found in Node.js. These vulnerabilities include remote code execution, Cross-site scripting (XSS), application crashes due to missing input validation of hostnames returned by Domain Name Servers in the Node.js DNS library, which can lead to the output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-06 CVE Reserved
2021-08-16 CVE Published
2024-09-02 EPSS Updated
2024-11-18 CVE Updated
2024-11-18 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-170: Improper Null Termination

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337	2024-11-18

URL	Date	SRC
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf	2024-01-05
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases	2024-01-05
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	2024-01-05
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	2024-01-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02	2024-01-05
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22931	2021-09-27
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1993019	2021-09-27

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 12.0.0 <= 12.12.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 12.0.0 <= 12.12.0"		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 12.13.0 < 12.22.5 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 12.13.0 < 12.22.5"		lts		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 14.0.0 <= 14.14.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.0.0 <= 14.14.0"		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 14.15.0 < 14.17.5 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.15.0 < 14.17.5"		lts		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 16.0.0 < 16.6.2 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.6.2"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				-		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				-		windows		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Nextgen Api Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Nextgen Api"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Insight Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Insight"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Workflow Automation Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Workflow Automation"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapcenter Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapcenter"				-		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Graalvm Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm"				20.3.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm" and version "20.3.3"		enterprise		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Graalvm Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm"				21.2.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Graalvm" and version "21.2.0"		enterprise		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Cluster Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster"				<= 8.0.26 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql Cluster" and version " <= 8.0.26"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools"				8.57 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools" and version "8.57"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools"				8.58 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools" and version "8.58"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools"				8.59 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools" and version "8.59"		-		Affected
Siemens Search vendor "Siemens"		Sinec Infrastructure Network Services Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Sinec Infrastructure Network Services"				< 1.0.1.1 Search vendor "Siemens" for product "Sinec Infrastructure Network Services" and version " < 1.0.1.1"		-		Affected