vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-22939): nodejs vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 16, 2021 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 16, 2021
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2021-22939
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-22939
- CWE-295
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-10068
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-10068
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/#incomplete-validation-of-rejectunauthorized-parameter-low-cve-2021-22939
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22939
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