SB2021010612 - Input validation error in URI.js

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26291)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied hostname. 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/commit/b02bf037c99ac9316b77ff8bfd840e90becf1155
• https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/releases/tag/v1.19.4
• https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/security/advisories/GHSA-3329-pjwv-fjpg
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/urijs