Vulnerability in node-set-value
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A vulnerability tracked as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23440 has been found in node-set-value.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade node-set-value to 3.0.1-3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "node-set-value DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23440" on the vendor's site.
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23440 (node-set-value)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 3.0.1-3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in node-set-value.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of node-set-value.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 3.0.1-3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'node-set-value' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1
Identify exposureidentify
grep -r 'node-set-value' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
node-set-valueを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
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Apply patchpatch
Upgrade node-set-value to 3.0.1-3ステージング環境で 3.0.1-3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3
Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-set-value |
< 3.0.1-3 |
3.0.1-3 |
| Debian:13 | node-set-value |
< 3.0.1-3 |
3.0.1-3 |
| Debian:14 | node-set-value |
< 3.0.1-3 |
3.0.1-3 |
Original description The description as published by the source.
This affects the package set-value before <2.0.1, >=3.0.0 <4.0.1. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2019-10747 when the user-provided keys used in the path parameter are arrays.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org