Improper Certificate Validation in node-XMLHttpRequest - CVE-2021-31597
Published: May 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76190
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31597
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Michael de Wit
Affected software:
node-XMLHttpRequest
node-XMLHttpRequest
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation caused by an error interpreting the rejectUnauthorized value. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31597
Install updates from vendor's website.