SB2018112817 - Spoofing attack in nodejs-current (Alpine package)
Published: November 28, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018112817
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12123)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname. A remote attacker can use a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol and spoof the hostname when a Node.js application is using url.parse()to determine the URL hostname.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.