Improper Input Validation Affecting nodejs package, versions <14.17.5-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.02% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-NODEJS-1927905
  • published27 Aug 2021
  • disclosed16 Aug 2021

Introduced: 16 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-22931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 nodejs to version 14.17.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1