Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 20.3.4/21.3.0 Node request smuggling

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 20.3.4/21.3.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Node. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-22959. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 20.3.4/21.3.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Node. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-444. The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-22959. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236651 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0014: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236651). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Request smuggling
CWE: CWE-444
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236651
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0014: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0014)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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01/06/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191028

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:48
Updated: 05/18/2025 20:54
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:48 (38), 01/24/2022 04:00 (2), 01/24/2022 04:07 (19), 05/18/2025 20:54 (16)
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