CVE-2025-8020: private-ip vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

July 23, 2025

All versions of the package private-ip are vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) where an attacker can provide an IP or hostname that resolves to a multicast IP address (224.0.0.0/4) which is not included as part of the private IP ranges in the package’s source code.

References

gist.github.com/lirantal/ed18a4493ca9fe4429957c79454a9df1
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h3q-32c7-r533
github.com/frenchbread/private-ip
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8020
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PRIVATEIP-9510757

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