CVE-2021-21297

Summary

Node-Red is a low-code programming for event-driven applications built using nodejs. Node-RED 1.2.7 and earlier contains a Prototype Pollution vulnerability in the admin API. A badly formed request can modify the prototype of the default JavaScript Object with the potential to affect the default behaviour of the Node-RED runtime. The vulnerability is patched in the 1.2.8 release. A workaround is to ensure only authorized users are able to access the editor url.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
node-rednode-red< 1.2.8affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1321: CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
  • CWE-915: CWE-915: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

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