VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.66% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- node-macaddress project/node-macaddress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/commit/358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad2332Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/pull/20/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/releases/tag/0.2.9Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17283394Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/commit/358fd594adb196a86b94ac9c691f69fe5dad2332Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/pull/20/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/scravy/node-macaddress/releases/tag/0.2.9Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17283394Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.