SSRF bypass via noncanonical IP classification
Published Feb 8, 2024 · Updated May 15, 2025
SSRF in the Node.js ip package before 1.1.9 and 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to reach private hosts via noncanonical IP addresses. The isPublic() path tests raw textual forms without first normalizing hexadecimal and shortened IPv4 input, so 0x7f.1 returns true instead of being recognized as loopback. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled addresses to this check before issuing requests, exposing only resources reachable by that application.
Summary
What happened
SSRF in the Node.js ip package before 1.1.9 and 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to reach private hosts via noncanonical IP addresses. The isPublic() path tests raw textual forms without first normalizing hexadecimal and shortened IPv4 input, so 0x7f.1 returns true instead of being recognized as loopback. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled addresses to this check before issuing requests, exposing only resources reachable by that application.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-42282
- Published
- Feb 8, 2024
- Updated
- May 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-918
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- isPublic hexadecimal loopback SSRF bypass PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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