SB2022100543 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IonicaBizau parse-url for Node.js

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3224)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data, such as protocol or hostname. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2900)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/ionicabizau/parse-url/commit/9cacf38de02db0fb1358bd6ec04543e523cd6a8e
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/3587a567-7fcd-4702-b7c9-d9ca565e3c62
• https://github.com/ionicabizau/parse-url/commit/b88c81df8f4c5168af454eaa4f92afa9349e4e13
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/1b4c972a-abc8-41eb-a2e1-696db746b5fd