CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe ip-address library in JavaScript versions 10.1.1 to 10.2.2 is vulnerable due to a flaw in its special-use classification methods, which can incorrectly classify internal addresses as external when a specific CIDR suffix is used. This misclassification can lead to security risks, such as allowing unauthorized access through Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. Developers and organizations using this library for network trust-boundary decisions should prioritize upgrading to version 10.2.2 to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Original NVD Description
ip-address is a library for parsing and manipulating IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in JavaScript. From 10.1.1 until 10.2.2, every special-use classification method is built on isInSubnet, which short-circuits to false whenever the address's own subnet mask is shorter than the reference range's mask. That mask comes verbatim from the CIDR suffix on the parsed input, so appending a suffix such as /0 suppresses classification entirely: isLoopback(), isPrivate(), isLinkLocal(), isCGNAT(), isMulticast(), isUnspecified(), isBroadcast(), isULA(), and getType() all report an internal address as unremarkable, while correctForm() and address still return the real internal target. An application that builds a network trust-boundary decision on these checks, for example a filter intended to block Server-Side Request Forgery, or SSRF, may therefore treat an internal target as external and allow the request. The underlying bit comparison is correct, and mask(n) already returns the first n bits of the full parsed address independently of subnetMask; the defect is solely that the containment guard sits in the classification path. This issue is fixed in version 10.2.2.