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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Server-Side Request Forgery in private-ip

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High severitynpmprivate-ip

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Description

Insufficient RegEx in private-ip npm package v1.0.5 and below insufficiently filters reserved IP ranges resulting in indeterminate SSRF.

Recommendation

Update the private-ip package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 2.0.0
  • Patched version(s): 2.0.0

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