CVE-2023-26159
HIGHfollow-redirects < 1.15.4 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site via Improper Hostname Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/issues/235
Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/pull/236
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-6141137
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZZ425BFKNBQ6AK7I5SAM56TWON5OF2XM/
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
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