macaddress up to 0.2.8 on Node.js command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in macaddress up to 0.2.8 on Node.js. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-13797. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in macaddress up to 0.2.8 on Node.js (JavaScript Library). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/30/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-13797 since 07/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 0.2.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macaddress 0.2.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/30/2018 🔍
07/10/2018 +40 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad2332
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-13797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-13797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121147

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 11:02
Updated: 04/06/2023 09:06
Changes: 07/11/2018 11:02 (58), 03/01/2020 20:06 (1), 04/06/2023 09:02 (6), 04/06/2023 09:06 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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