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    CVE-2018-12120

    Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0: Debugger port 5858 listens on any interface by default: When the debugger is enabled with `node --debug` or `node debug`, it listens to port 5858 on all interfaces by default. This may allow remote computers to attach to the debug port and evaluate arbitrary JavaScript. The default interface is now localhost. It has always been possible to start the debugger on a specific interface, such as `node --debug=localhost`. The debugger was removed in Node.js 8 and replaced with the inspector, so no versions from 8 and later are vulnerable.

    Published:Nov 27, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 28, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00422
    CVSS Score:8.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Node.js

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-175 Code Inclusion
    CAPEC-19 Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    CAPEC-201 Serialized Data External Linking
    CAPEC-228 DTD Injection
    CAPEC-251 Local Code Inclusion
    CAPEC-252 PHP Local File Inclusion
    CAPEC-253 Remote Code Inclusion
    CAPEC-263 Force Use of Corrupted Files
    CAPEC-383 Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring
    CAPEC-441 Malicious Logic Insertion
    CAPEC-478 Modification of Windows Service Configuration
    CAPEC-479 Malicious Root Certificate
    CAPEC-502 Intent Spoof
    CAPEC-503 WebView Exposure
    CAPEC-536 Data Injected During Configuration
    CAPEC-538 Open-Source Library Manipulation
    CAPEC-546 Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment
    CAPEC-549 Local Execution of Code
    CAPEC-550 Install New Service
    CAPEC-551 Modify Existing Service
    CAPEC-552 Install Rootkit
    CAPEC-556 Replace File Extension Handlers
    CAPEC-558 Replace Trusted Executable
    CAPEC-562 Modify Shared File
    CAPEC-563 Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot
    CAPEC-564 Run Software at Logon
    CAPEC-578 Disable Security Software
    CAPEC-640 Inclusion of Code in Existing Process
    CAPEC-660 Root/Jailbreak Detection Evasion via Hooking
    CAPEC-695 Repo Jacking
    CAPEC-698 Install Malicious Extension

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