CVE-2018-13797 Command Injection in macaddress
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-13797 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-13797 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2018.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- macaddress (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.2.9
- macaddress (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.2.9
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13797/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-13797?
CVE-2018-13797 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2018.
Official description
The macaddress module before 0.2.9 for Node.js is prone to an arbitrary command injection flaw, due to allowing unsanitized input to an exec (rather than execFile) call.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13797?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including macaddress. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
macaddress npm | All versions | 0.2.9 |
macaddress npm | All versions | 0.2.9 |
Products include Node-Macaddress Project Node-Macaddress.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13797?
Upgrade macaddress to 0.2.9 or later.
Is CVE-2018-13797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13797, GHSA-pp57-mqmh-44h7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13797.