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CVE-2021-22939

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Aug 16, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.7 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22939
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

If the Node.js https API was used incorrectly and undefined was in passed for the rejectUnauthorized parameter, no error was returned and connections to servers with an expired certificate would have been accepted.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Node.jsNodejs12.0.0 (including)12.22.5 (excluding)
Node.jsNodejs14.0.0 (including)14.17.5 (excluding)
Node.jsNodejs16.0.0 (including)16.6.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnodejs:12-8040020210817133458.522a0ee4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnodejs:14-8040020210817165654.522a0ee4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportRedHatnodejs:12-8010020210817113128.c27ad7f8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatnodejs:12-8020020210817125332.4cda2c84*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.17.5-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSRedHatrh-nodejs14-nodejs-0:14.17.5-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSRedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.22.5-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSRedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon-0:2.0.3-5.el7*
NodejsUbuntubionic*
NodejsUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
NodejsUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
NodejsUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
NodejsUbuntufocal*
NodejsUbuntuhirsute*
NodejsUbuntuimpish*
NodejsUbuntukinetic*
NodejsUbuntutrusty*
NodejsUbuntutrusty/esm*
NodejsUbuntuupstream*
NodejsUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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