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CVE-2023-42282: NPM IP package incorrectly identifies some private IP addresses as public

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-02-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

The ip package before 1.1.9 for Node.js might allow SSRF because some IP addresses (such as 0x7f.1) are improperly categorized as globally routable via isPublic.

Affected products

• fedorindutny ip: before 1.1.9; 2.0.0 — fixed in 1.1.9
• Npm Ip: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.1; before 1.1.9; 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.1, 1.1.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: fedorindutny ip 1.1.9; Npm Ip 2.0.1, 1.1.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cosmosofcyberspace.github.io/npm_ip_cve/npm_ip_cve.html
• https://github.com/indutny/node-ip/commit/6a3ada9b471b09d5f0f5be264911ab564bf67894
• https://huntr.com/bounties/bfc3b23f-ddc0-4ee7-afab-223b07115ed3/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0008/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-rejects-cve-severity-makes-his-github-repo-read-only/
• https://cosmosofcyberspace.github.io/npm_ip_cve/npm_ip_cve.html
• https://github.com/indutny/node-ip/commit/6a3ada9b471b09d5f0f5be264911ab564bf67894
• https://huntr.com/bounties/bfc3b23f-ddc0-4ee7-afab-223b07115ed3/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240315-0008/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-rejects-cve-severity-makes-his-github-repo-read-only/

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