Vulnerability identifier: #VU49301
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
urijs
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
urijs: 1.16.1 - 1.19.3
External links
http://github.com/medialize/URI.js/commit/b02bf037c99ac9316b77ff8bfd840e90becf1155
http://github.com/medialize/URI.js/releases/tag/v1.19.4
http://github.com/medialize/URI.js/security/advisories/GHSA-3329-pjwv-fjpg
http://www.npmjs.com/package/urijs
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.