PT-2021-7971 · Node.Js · Node-Red

Published 2021-02-26 · Updated 2022-10-25 · CVE-2021-21297

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Node-RED versions 1.2.7 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the admin API of Node-RED, a low-code programming tool for event-driven applications built using nodejs. A badly formed request can modify the prototype of the default JavaScript Object, potentially affecting the default behavior of the Node-RED runtime.

Recommendations For Node-RED versions 1.2.7 and earlier, update to version 1.2.8 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, ensure only authorized users are able to access the editor URL.

Fix

Prototype Pollution

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-915

CWE-1321

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08025

CVE-2021-21297

GHSA-XP9C-82X8-7F67

Affected Products

Node-Red

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21297 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08025 · Security Note
• https://github.com/node-red/node-red/security/advisories/GHSA-xp9c-82x8-7f67 · Note
• https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/1.2.8 · Note
• https://github.com/node-red/node-red · Note
• https://npmjs.com/package/%40node-red/runtime · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/24236 · Telegram Post
• https://npmjs.com/package/@node-red/runtime · Note
• https://npmjs.com/package/%40node-red/editor-api · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/19740 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.170478 · Note
• https://npmjs.com/package/@node-red/editor-api · Note