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CVE

CVE-2018-21268

The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host para

The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter. This occurs because the Child.exec() method, which is considered to be not entirely safe, is used. In particular, an OS command can be placed after a newline character.

CRITICAL · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.06517
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
traceroute project traceroute<= 1.0.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm traceroute CRITICAL
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocsnyk.io · npm:traceroute:20160311snyk.io
pocwww.op-c.net · shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-packagewww.op-c.net
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Scoring & Timeline

10
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jun 2020 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/commit/b99ee024a01a40d3d20a92ad3769cc78a3f6386fPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/tagsThird Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40shay_62828/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package-a4cf7b6553e3
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-activity-6678956453086191616-RcpyThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1465Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/tracerouteProductThird Party Advisory
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