CVE-2021-22921 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160 https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/ https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8