CVE-2021-22884

Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 49.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 3
Latest updateOct 5

Description

Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks as the whitelist includes “localhost6”. When “localhost6” is not present in /etc/hosts, it is just an ordinary domain that is resolved via DNS, i.e., over network. If the attacker controls the victim's DNS server or can spoof its responses, the DNS rebinding protection can be bypassed by using the “localhost6” domain. As long as the attacker uses the “localhost6” domain, they can still apply the attack d

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

CVEListV5nodejs/node4.04.*+11
NVDnodejs/node.js10.0.010.24.0+3
Debiannodejs< 12.21.0~dfsg-1+3

Also affects: Fedora 32, 33, 34

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
nodejs vulnerabilities2023-10-05
GHSA
Node.js bad2022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2021-22884: Node2021-03-03
OSV
CVE-2021-22884: Node2021-03-03

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Node.js vulnerabilities2023-10-05
Oracle
Oracle Oracle JD Edwards Risk Matrix: E1 Dev Platform Tech (Node.js) — CVE-2021-228842021-10-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle MySQL Risk Matrix: Cluster: JS module (Node.js) — CVE-2021-228842021-07-15
Red Hat
nodejs: DNS rebinding in --inspect2021-02-18
Debian
CVE-2021-22884: nodejs - Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to DNS rebin...2021