CVE-2023-26159

HIGH

follow-redirects < 1.15.4 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site via Improper Hostname Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Versions of the package follow-redirects before 1.15.4 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling of URLs by the url.parse() function. When new URL() throws an error, it can be manipulated to misinterpret the hostname. An attacker could exploit this weakness to redirect traffic to a malicious site, potentially leading to information disclosure, phishing attacks, or other security breaches.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-601 CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
follow-redirects/follow_redirects < 1.15.4
npm/follow-redirects 0 - 1.15.4npm
Published Jan 02, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026