Vulnerability in Nodejs Node
CVE-2024-21892
On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. Due to a bug in the implement…
EPSS: 0.004 (63.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Nodejs Node — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- Aashini4001/Elevate-labs-task-3
- Cybervixy/Vulnerability-Management
- Ki1shan/-Basic-Vulnerability-Scan
- KshitijPatil08/Elevate-Task3
- NaInSec/CVE-LIST
- Oju-kwu/Vulnerability-Management-Lab
- Oluwaseun-Joseph/Credentialed-Vulnerability-Assessment-Lab
- PrasannaSrinivasK/Task-3
- Sarath-P-2/vulnerability-scan
- Teedico/Nessus_
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21892?
- CVE-2024-21892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21892?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21892 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.