CVE-2018-12120

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    CVE-2018-12120

    Published: 28 Nov 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106040, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ce3e3c5fe15479475c068482c48eb9cbf1ac9df5
    Fixed -b6589e3d9be963b29a8559bf7b272b54284fe1bc

    Affected versions

    v6.14.4
    v6.14.3
    v6.14.2
    v6.14.1
    v6.14.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High