CVE-2021-44531
Severity
7.4HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 24
Latest updateFeb 25
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 hos…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.2
Affected Packages10 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-5qpf-4xwh-5775: Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing n↗2022-02-25
CVEList▶
CVE-2021-44531: Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing n↗2022-02-24
OSV▶
CVE-2021-44531: Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing n↗2022-02-24
📋Vendor Advisories
3Microsoft▶
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 < 1↗2022-02-08
Debian▶
CVE-2021-44531: nodejs - Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specif...↗2021