CVE-2018-7160

HIGH

Node.js 6.0.0-6.8.0 and 6.9.0-6.13.1 - Remote Code Execution via DNS Rebinding Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0150
EPSS Percentile 81.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-290 CWE-350
Status published
Products (3)
nodejs/node.js 6.0.0 - 6.8.1
nodejs/node.js 6.9.0 - 6.14.0
npm/node-inspector 6.0npm
Published May 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026