RCE in Node-Macaddress Project
CVE-2018-13797
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.067 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Node-macaddress_project Node-macaddress
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-13797?
- CVE-2018-13797 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Node-Macaddress Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-13797?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-13797 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.