Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69354
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43548
CWE-ID:
CWE-350 - Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DNS rebinding attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of octal IP address within the Node.js rebinding protector for --inspec. A remote attacker can
resolve the invalid octal address via DNS. When combined with an active
--inspect session, such as when using VSCode, an attacker can perform DNS
rebinding and execute arbitrary code in client's browser.
Update the affected package nodejs12 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP3 - 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON - 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting: 12
nodejs12-docs: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
npm12: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
nodejs12-devel: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
nodejs12-debugsource: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
nodejs12-debuginfo: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
nodejs12: before 12.22.12-1.57.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223989-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.