critical9.4
CVE-2021-31597
Improper Certificate Validation in xmlhttprequest-ssl
Impact
The xmlhttprequest-ssl package before 1.6.1 for Node.js disables SSL certificate validation by default, because rejectUnauthorized (when the property exists but is undefined) is considered to be false within the https.request function of Node.js. In other words, no certificate is ever rejected.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | xmlhttprequest-ssl | < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlhttprequest-Ssl Project | Xmlhttprequest-Ssl | before 1.6.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/mjwwit/node-XMLHttpRequest/commit/bf53329b61ca6afc5d28f6b8d2dc2e3ca740a9b2
- https://github.com/mjwwit/node-XMLHttpRequest/compare/v1.6.0...1.6.1
- https://people.kingsds.network/wesgarland/xmlhttprequest-ssl-vuln.txt
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210618-0004/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-72mh-269x-7mh5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31597