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CVE-2024-27448: MailDev Remote Code Execution

April 5, 2024 (updated March 14, 2025)

MailDev 2 through 2.1.0 allows Remote Code Execution via a crafted Content-ID header for an e-mail attachment, leading to lib/mailserver.js writing arbitrary code into the routes.js file.

References

  • gist.github.com/stypr/fe2003f00959f7e3d92ab9d5260433f8
  • github.com/Tim-Hoekstra/MailDev-2.1.0-Exploit-RCE
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc6q-ccj9-9r89
  • github.com/maildev/maildev
  • github.com/maildev/maildev/issues/467
  • github.com/maildev/maildev/releases
  • intrix.com.au/articles/exposing-major-security-flaw-in-maildev
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27448

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.0-beta1 up to 2.1.0

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Source file

npm/maildev/CVE-2024-27448.yml

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