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CVE-2021-44531

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CVE-2021-44531

Published: Feb 24, 2022

Modified: Apr 30, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing name-constrained intermediates. Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 was accepting URI SAN types, which PKIs are often not defined to use. Additionally, when a protocol allows URI SANs, Node.js did not match the URI correctly.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this disable the URI SAN type when checking a certificate against a hostname. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

VendorProductVersions

NodeJS

Node

affected
4.0 - < 4.*
affected
5.0 - < 5.*
affected
6.0 - < 6.*
affected
7.0 - < 7.*
affected
8.0 - < 8.*

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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