CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
90.2%
It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-048 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2022 Security Advisory ALAS2022-2022-048.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(164765);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/12");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-43616");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2022 : (ALAS2022-2022-048)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2022 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-048 advisory.
- The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if dependency
information in package-lock.json differs from package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with the
documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked
by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json. (CVE-2021-43616)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2022-048.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-43616.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update --releasever=2022.0.20220419 nodejs' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-43616");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/11/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/04/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/09/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-debugsource");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-docs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-full-i18n");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs-libs-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:npm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:v8-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2022");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2022")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2022", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'nodejs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-debugsource-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-devel-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-devel-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-devel-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-docs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-full-i18n-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'nodejs-libs-debuginfo-16.14.0-2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'npm-8.3.1-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'npm-8.3.1-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'npm-8.3.1-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'v8-devel-9.4.146.24-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'v8-devel-9.4.146.24-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'v8-devel-9.4.146.24-1.16.14.0.2.amzn2022', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2022', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:release, sp:sp, cpu:cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "nodejs / nodejs-debuginfo / nodejs-debugsource / etc");
}
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
90.2%