SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in link-preview-js (CVE-2026-43897)
Summary
SSRF in link-preview-js (CVE-2026-43897). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.0.1 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Link Preview JS extracts web links information. Prior to 4.0.1, the library did not check for IPv6 loopback attacks. There was also a DNS attack, where an address could be resolved into an internal IP. This could cause internal data leaks. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.0.1.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43897 has been found in link-preview-js.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade link-preview-js to 4.0.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "link-preview-js CVE-2026-43897" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43897 (link-preview-js) — CWE-918
Patched: 4.0.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SSRF (CWE-918) exists in link-preview-js.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of link-preview-js.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 4.0.1.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'link-preview-js' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'link-preview-js' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
link-preview-jsを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade link-preview-js to 4.0.1ステージング環境で 4.0.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com