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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4gp8-rjrq-ch6q link-preview-js vulnerable to IPv6 and internal loopback attacks
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Tue, 12 May 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Op-engineering
Op-engineering link-preview-js
Vendors & Products Op-engineering
Op-engineering link-preview-js

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Link Preview JS: vunerable to IPv6 and internal loopback attacks
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:14:40.495Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T16:11:33.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-43897

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T22:22:14.207

Modified: 2026-05-11T22:22:14.207

Link: CVE-2026-43897

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T09:22:19Z

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