CVE-2021-22939

Published: 16 August 2021

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.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 5.3

Status

Package	Release	Status
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	hirsute	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	impish	Needs triage
	jammy	Needs triage
	trusty	Needs triage
	upstream	Released (12.22.5~dfsg-1)
	xenial	Ignored (out of standard support)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-22939
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/#incomplete-validation-of-rejectunauthorized-parameter-low-cve-2021-22939
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Debian

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