Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting nodejs14-docs package, versions <14.17.5-5.15.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-NODEJS14DOCS-2663774
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Sept 2021

Introduced: 23 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-3672  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 nodejs14-docs to version 14.17.5-5.15.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs14-docs package and not the nodejs14-docs package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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

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