Medium

Server-Side Request Forgery in link-preview-js

  • Disclosed: 02.07.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The package link-preview-js before 2.1.17 are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) which allows attackers to send arbitrary requests to the local network and read the response. This is due to flawed DNS rebinding protection.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package link-preview-js < 2.1.17 2.1.17

References

CVSS score 5.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-918
Platform
npm
Package
link-preview-js
Disclosed
02.07.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h9cw-7g8j-h66h - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: link-preview-js

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
07.2022 09.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 2
  1. Server-Side Request Forgery in link-preview-js this entry
    Medium · 5.5 CVE-2022-25876 < 2.1.17 2.1.17

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