THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-43548
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2022-43548

Node.Js vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
14.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
A OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in Node.js versions <14.21.1, <16.18.1, <18.12.1, <19.0.1 due to an insufficient IsAllowedHost check that can easily be bypassed because IsIPAddress does not properly check if an IP address is invalid before making DBS requests allowing rebinding attacks.The fix for this issue in https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32212 was incomplete and this new CVE is to complete the fix.
Affected vendor
Nodejs
Affected product
Node.Js
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2022-12-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-43548

  • Confirm whether Nodejs Node.Js is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-43548.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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