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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : NPM IP vulnerability (USN-6643-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 190714

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6643-1 advisory.

 - An issue in NPM IP Package v.1.1.8 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the isPublic() function. (CVE-2023-42282)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected node-ip package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6643-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 190714

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6643-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/19/2024

Updated: 2/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42282

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-ip

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-42282

USN: 6643-1