CVE-2021-22921
Node.js Windows Local Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 12, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 6, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22921
vulnerability.
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-22921.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ | Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-22921 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-22921 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.22.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.17.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.22.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.17.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/ Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0003/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/1211160 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.22.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.17.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22921 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22921
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.01%
score
0.29985
percentile