vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-22939: ELSA-2021-3623: nodejs:12 security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 11, 2021
Added
Sep 23, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

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.
A flaw was found in Node.js. If the Node.js HTTPS API is used incorrectly and "undefined" is passed for the "rejectUnauthorized" parameter, no error is returned, and the connections to servers with an expired certificate are accepted. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity.

Solutions

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