#VU50868 Information disclosure in url-parse - CVE-2021-27515
Published: February 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50868
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27515
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
url-parse
url-parse
Software vendor:
unshiftio
unshiftio
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the mishandling of backslash such as http:/. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.