CVE-2018-7160
The Node.js inspector, in 6.x and later is vulnerable to a DNS rebinding attack which could be exploited to perform remote code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Node.js inspector, in 6.x and later is vulnerable to a DNS rebinding attack which could be exploited to perform remote code execution. An attack is possible from malicious websites open in a web browser on the same computer, or another computer with network access to the computer running the Node.js process. A malicious website could use a DNS rebinding attack to trick the web browser to bypass same-origin-policy checks and to allow HTTP connections to localhost or to hosts on the local network. If a Node.js process with the debug port active is running on localhost or on a host on the local network, the malicious website could connect to it as a debugger, and get full code execution access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.49% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-350, CWE-290
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve-request@iojs.org
EPSS 9.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2018-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63025104?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2018-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63025104?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.