CVE-2018-12123
Node.js JavaScript Protocol URL Spoofing Vulnerability
Description
Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol (other protocols are not affected). If security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname, they may be incorrect.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 28, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 6, 2022, 5:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12123
.
URL | Resource |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 | Third Party Advisory |
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-12123
vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.15.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.3.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.15.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (excluding) 10.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (excluding) 11.3.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Node.js CWE-115 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.15.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.14.0 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.3.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol (other protocols are not affected). If security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname, they may be incorrect. Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol (other protocols are not affected). If security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname, they may be incorrect.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12123
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12123
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.02%
score
0.46404
percentile