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Ubuntu: USN-4796-1 (CVE-2018-12123): Node.js vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4796-1 (CVE-2018-12123): Node.js vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/28/2018
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejs
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejs-dev
  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejs-doc

References

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