#VU49301 Input validation error in urijs - CVE-2020-26291
Published: December 31, 2020 / Updated: January 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49301
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26291
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
urijs
urijs
Software vendor:
True Push
True Push
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.