CVE-2020-26291

MEDIUM

URI.js <1.19.4 - Hostname Spoofing via Backslash-At URL Parsing

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

URI.js is a javascript URL mutation library (npm package urijs). In URI.js before version 1.19.4, the hostname can be spoofed by using a backslash (`\`) character followed by an at (`@`) character. If the hostname is used in security decisions, the decision may be incorrect. Depending on library usage and attacker intent, impacts may include allow/block list bypasses, SSRF attacks, open redirects, or other undesired behavior. For example the URL `https://expected-example.com\@observed-example.com` will incorrectly return `observed-example.com` if using an affected version. Patched versions correctly return `expected-example.com`. Patched versions match the behavior of other parsers which implement the WHATWG URL specification, including web browsers and Node's built-in URL class. Version 1.19.4 is patched against all known payload variants. Version 1.19.3 has a partial patch but is still vulnerable to a payload variant.]

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.npmjs.com/package/urijs
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/releases/tag/v1.19.4

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0169
EPSS Percentile 74.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
npm/urijs 0 - 1.19.4npm
uri.js_project/uri.js < 1.19.4
Published Dec 31, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026