CVE-2018-21268

Public Exploit

Description

The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter. This occurs because the Child.exec() method, which is considered to be not entirely safe, is used. In particular, an OS command can be placed after a newline character.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.52% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory linkedin.com Third-Party Advisory npmjs.com Third-Party Advisory npmjs.com Third-Party Advisory op-c.net
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-activity-6678956453086191616-Rcpy third party advisory
https://www.op-c.net/2020/06/17/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package/ third party advisory exploit
https://medium.com/%40shay_62828/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package-a4cf7b6553e3
https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/tags third party advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/traceroute product third party advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1465 third party advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:traceroute:20160311 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/commit/b99ee024a01a40d3d20a92ad3769cc78a3f6386f third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-21268?
CVE-2018-21268 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-21268?
To fix CVE-2018-21268, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-21268 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-21268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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