Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-28918
Improper input validation of octal strings in netmask npm package v1.0.6 and below allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform indeterminate SSRF, RFI, and LFI attacks on many of the dependent packages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass packages relying on netmask to filter IPs and reach critical VPN or LAN hosts.
Vulnerability category: Server-side request forgery (SSRF) Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-28918
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.79%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-28918
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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4.9
|
[email protected] |
9.1
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
3.9
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5.2
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-28918
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-28918
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https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2021-011.md
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-netmask-networking-bug-impacts-thousands-of-applications/
Exploit;Press/Media Coverage;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0010/
Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pch5-whg9-qr2r
Third Party Advisory
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https://www.npmjs.com/package/netmask
Product;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/rs/node-netmask
Third Party Advisory
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https://rootdaemon.com/2021/03/29/vulnerability-in-netmask-npm-package-affects-280000-projects/
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-28918
- cpe:2.3:a:netmask_project:netmask:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*