Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nodejs-packaging package, versions <0:23-3.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.08% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NODEJSPACKAGING-3206429
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed16 Aug 2021

Introduced: 16 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-22939  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 nodejs-packaging to version 0:23-3.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:3666.

NVD Description

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

If the Node.js https API was used incorrectly and "undefined" was in passed for the "rejectUnauthorized" parameter, no error was returned and connections to servers with an expired certificate would have been accepted.

CVSS Scores

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