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CVE-2018-12123 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0008/	CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 7 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]
CWE-115	Misinterpretation of Input	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
nodejs node.js	>= 6.0.0, < 6.15.0 >= 8.0.0, < 8.14.0 >= 10.0.0, < 10.14.0 >= 11.0.0, < 11.3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 13, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 6, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 20, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 22, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 26, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]