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CVE-2021-22931

Published: Aug 16, 2021

Modified: Apr 30, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
NodeJS	Node	affected `4.0 - < 4.` affected `5.0 - < 5.` affected `6.0 - < 6.` affected `7.0 - < 7.` affected `8.0 - < 8.*` +8 more versions

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References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/

https://hackerone.com/reports/1178337

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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