ubuntu-cve-2022-21704
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-01-19 23:15
Modified
2025-10-24 04:53
Summary
Details

log4js-node is a port of log4js to node.js. In affected versions default file permissions for log files created by the file, fileSync and dateFile appenders are world-readable (in unix). This could cause problems if log files contain sensitive information. This would affect any users that have not supplied their own permissions for the files via the mode parameter in the config. Users are advised to update.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-log4js",
            "binary_version": "0.6.18-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-log4js",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-log4js@0.6.18-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.18-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-log4js",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "node-log4js",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-log4js@0.6.18-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.18-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-log4js",
            "binary_version": "6.1.0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-log4js",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-log4js@6.1.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.5.1-3",
        "5.2.1-1",
        "6.1.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "log4js-node is a port of log4js to node.js. In affected versions default file permissions for log files created by the file, fileSync and dateFile appenders are world-readable (in unix). This could cause problems if log files contain sensitive information. This would affect any users that have not supplied their own permissions for the files via the mode parameter in the config. Users are advised to update.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21704",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:53:26Z",
  "published": "2022-01-19T23:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21704"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/log4js-node/log4js-node/pull/1141"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/log4js-node/streamroller/pull/87"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/log4js-node/log4js-node/security/advisories/GHSA-82v2-mx6x-wq7q"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/log4js-node/log4js-node/blob/v6.4.0/CHANGELOG.md#640"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21704"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2022-21704"
  ]
}



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