CVE-2021-21315

Description

The System Information Library for Node.JS (npm package "systeminformation") is an open source collection of functions to retrieve detailed hardware, system and OS information. In systeminformation before version 5.3.1 there is a command injection vulnerability. Problem was fixed in version 5.3.1. As a workaround instead of upgrading, be sure to check or sanitize service parameters that are passed to si.inetLatency(), si.inetChecksite(), si.services(), si.processLoad() ... do only allow strings, reject any arrays. String sanitation works as expected.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 7.1CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

What to do

• Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 16 Feb 2021 Published
2. 18 Jan 2022 CVE-2021-21315 added to CISA KEV
3. 18 Jan 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-78

References

• www.npmjs.comx_refsource_MISC
• github.comx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comx_refsource_MISC
• [cordova-issues] 20210224 [GitHub] [cordova-cli] iva2k opened a new issue #549: update systeminformation package to >=5.3.1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• security.netapp.comx_refsource_CONFIRM