(#) cveapi: API for CVE data
This API returns detailed information on specific security issues, specified by CVE number.
# How to use this API
## Request
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GET https://v1.cveapi.com/CVE-2019-9956.json
## Response
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ json
{
"cve": {
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ID": "CVE-2019-9956",
"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"vendor_name": "imagemagick",
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "imagemagick",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "7.0.8-35",
"version_affected": "="
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"vendor_name": "debian",
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "debian_linux",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "9.0",
"version_affected": "="
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-119"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00006.html",
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:1320",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"tags": []
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00010.html",
"name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:1331",
"refsource": "SUSE",
"tags": []
},
...
}
]
},
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In ImageMagick 7.0.8-35 Q16, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function PopHexPixel of coders/ps.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted image file."
}
]
}
},
"configurations": {
"CVE_data_version": "4.0",
"nodes": [
{
"operator": "OR",
"cpe_match": [
{
"vulnerable": true,
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.8-35:q16:*:*:*:*:*:*"
}
]
},
{
"operator": "OR",
"cpe_match": [
{
"vulnerable": true,
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
}
]
}
]
},
"impact": {
"baseMetricV3": {
"cvssV3": {
"version": "3.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9
},
"baseMetricV2": {
"cvssV2": {
"version": "2.0",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
"authentication": "NONE",
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"baseScore": 6.8
},
"severity": "MEDIUM",
"exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
"impactScore": 6.4,
"acInsufInfo": false,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"userInteractionRequired": true
}
},
"publishedDate": "2019-03-24T00:29Z",
"lastModifiedDate": "2019-05-14T13:29Z"
}
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
## Authentication
No authentication is required. But let me know below how I can contact you, should that ever change. See next paragraph.
# Staying informed of changes
If you depend on this API in any important way please send me a quick email at cveapi@dietervds.be.
Should anything change with the API format or authentication I will let you know. Cheers!
# FAQ
## What’s a CVE number?
Whenever a security vulnerability is found in a piece of software or hardware, it gets a unique number, like “[CVE-2019-9956](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9956)”.
Having a single ID for that issue then gives the entire security industry a common way of talking about it. We can then use it to describe findings in security scans and pentests, or describe fixes in new software releases.
## Where does the data come from?
All CVE information is provided by the awesome [NIST National Vulnerability Database](https://nvd.nist.gov/).
They publish [data feeds](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feeds) on CVE’s that are grouped by year. I just split them up per CVE and put them here.
## What if this doesn’t solve my problem?
Let me know, please! I can’t think of all the use cases for this data on my own, so please share whatever I can do that makes this more useful to you.
## Is there a Premium tier?
Not yet. I'd love to provide one though, and make this API into a fully supported service.
So if you want priority support, an LTS version, custom responses and/or something else, please contact me and tell me all about it.
## Who built this and how can I reach out?
This API is built and maintained by [Dieter Van der Stock](https://twitter.com/dietervds).
If you want to get in touch with me, feel free to e-mail me at cveapi@dietervds.be.