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CVE-2021-21315

HIGHCISA KEV

7.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/16/2021

Last Modified10/24/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorNpm package

ProductSystem Information Library for Node.JS

Vulnerability NameSystem Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection

KEV Date Added2022-01-18

Remediation Due Date2022-02-01

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

apache:cordovasysteminformation:systeminformation

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78CWE-78

References

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/07daa05fb06f24f96297abaa30c2ace8bfd8b525(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8v-572m-ff2v(security-advisories@github.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8afea9a83ed568f2647cccc6d8d06126f9815715ddf9a4d479b26b05%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E(security-advisories@github.com)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0007/(security-advisories@github.com)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/07daa05fb06f24f96297abaa30c2ace8bfd8b525(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8v-572m-ff2v(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8afea9a83ed568f2647cccc6d8d06126f9815715ddf9a4d479b26b05%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0007/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21315(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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