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CVE-2021-21315: System Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2021-21315
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
In this vulnerability, an attacker can send a malicious payload that will exploit the name parameter. After successful exploitation, attackers can execute remote.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Node.jsproduct: System Information LibraryCode injection
What
An attacker can send a malicious payload that exploits the name parameter, allowing remote code execution.
Who is affected
Deployments using the System Information Library for Node.js.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of the System Information Library.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-01-18
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21315

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2021-21315coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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