Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:14.17.5-1.module+el8.4.0+20313+f90c2973


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSDEVEL-2587150
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 23 Nov 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:14.17.5-1.module+el8.4.0+20313+f90c2973 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3666.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of host names returned by DNS (Domain Name Servers) can lead to output of wrong hostnames which might potentially lead to Domain Hijacking. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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SUSE

8.1 high
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Red Hat

5.6 medium