CVE-2021-22939
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 25
Modified
Published: 16 Aug 2021, 00:00
Last modified:30 Apr 2025, 22:24
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.12% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
16 Aug 2021, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
30 Apr 2025, 22:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.12%• Percentile: 31%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-295•Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
Affected Systems
- debian•debian_linux
10.0
- netapp•nextgen_api
na
- nodejs•node
≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.22.5 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.17.5 | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.6.2
- nodejs•node.js
≥ 12.0.0, < 12.22.5 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.17.5 | ≥ 16.0.0, < 16.6.2
- oracle•graalvm
20.3.3 | 21.2.0
- oracle•jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools
≤ 9.2.6.1
- oracle•mysql_cluster
≤ 8.0.26
- oracle•peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools
8.57 | 8.58 | 8.59
- siemens•sinec_infrastructure_network_services
< 1.0.1.1
References (9)
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1278254
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0003/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02