Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

Related CVEs

CVE-2021-22931

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-7r9p-c88x-w357

Published

May 24, 2022 7:11 PM

Last Modified

May 24, 2022 7:11 PM

CVSS Score

9.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: August 1, 2025 6:44 AM

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