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Misinterpretation of Input

CVE-2018-12123

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol (other protocols are not affected). If security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname, they may be incorrect.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-115 - Misinterpretation of Input

The software misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published