Information disclosure in Nanoid



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23566
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 nanoid
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Andrey Sitnik

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU59833

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23566

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the valueOf() function. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nanoid: 0.1.0 - 3.1.30

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/ai/nanoid/pull/328
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2332550
https://gist.github.com/artalar/bc6d1eb9a3477d15d2772e876169a444
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NANOID-2332193
https://github.com/ai/nanoid/commit/2b7bd9332bc49b6330c7ddb08e5c661833db2575


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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