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HIGH7.5

GHSA-cpjf-6666-r8fx

link-preview-js DNS Rebinding SSRF Bypass / Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-43897

Quick fix

GHSA-cpjf-6666-r8fx — link-preview-js: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install link-preview-js@4.0.4

Details

The existing advisory GHSA-4gp8-rjrq-ch6q / CVE-2026-43897 states that the SSRF issue was fixed in 4.0.1. However, 4.0.3 remains bypassable when the documented resolveDNSHost mitigation is used.

Root cause: The library validates one resolved IP address through resolveDNSHost, but later performs fetch() against the original hostname without pinning the connection to the validated IP. An attacker-controlled DNS server can return a public IP during validation and a loopback/internal IP during the final connection.

Impact: This allows an attacker to bypass the documented SSRF mitigation and make the server-side fetch reach loopback or internal addresses under DNS rebinding conditions.

This appears to be either an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-43897 or a new DNS rebinding SSRF bypass affecting the latest version.

The PoC was reproduced in a local-only controlled environment to avoid targeting production or third-party systems. Evidence and reproduction details can be provided privately.

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Affected packages

npm/link-preview-js
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 4.0.4
Fixnpm install link-preview-js@4.0.4

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