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CVE-2018-7160 Detail

Description

The Node.js inspector, in 6.x and later is vulnerable to a DNS rebinding attack which could be exploited to perform remote code execution. An attack is possible from malicious websites open in a web browser on the same computer, or another computer with network access to the computer running the Node.js process. A malicious website could use a DNS rebinding attack to trick the web browser to bypass same-origin-policy checks and to allow HTTP connections to localhost or to hosts on the local network. If a Node.js process with the debug port active is running on localhost or on a host on the local network, the malicious website could connect to it as a debugger, and get full code execution access.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2018-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory 
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2018-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory 
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63025104?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63025104?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action Node.js  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-7160
NVD Published Date:
05/17/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Node.js