SB2022112849 - Multiple vulnerabilities in URI.js

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Open redirect (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1233)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data when URL scheme was not supplied. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.

2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1243)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/88805fd3da03bd7a5e60947adb49d182011f1277
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/228d5548-1109-49f8-8aee-91038e88371c
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/8c5afc47-1553-4eba-a98e-024e4cc3dfb7
• https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/b0c9796aa1a95a85f40924fb18b1e5da3dc8ffae