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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/pull/20/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/commit/358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad23… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/releases/tag/0.2.9 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.