CVE-2021-22921
NodeJS Node
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 7.41 % · percentile 94 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- hackerone
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Node.js before 16.4.1, 14.17.2, and 12.22.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation attacks under certain conditions on Windows platforms. More specifically, improper configuration of permissions in the installation directory allows an attacker to perform two different escalation attacks: PATH and DLL hijacking.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-10050
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-22921
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1051 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-216 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-671 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum Protect Plus · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*≥ 12.0.0 < 12.22.2cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*≥ 14.0.0 < 14.17.2cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*≥ 16.0.0 < 16.4.1cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.0.1.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| NodeJS · Node | affected 4.0 < 4.* ; affected 5.0 < 5.* ; affected 6.0 < 6.* ; affected 7.0 < 7.* ; affected 8.0 < 8.* ; affected 9.0 < 9.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |