CVE-2023-28155 (Medium) detected in request-2.81.0.tgz, request-2.79.0.tgz

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CVE-2023-28155 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - request-2.81.0.tgz, request-2.79.0.tgz

request-2.81.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.81.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/less/node_modules/request/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-component-gulp-tasks-0.7.7.tgz (Root Library)
  • gulp-less-3.5.0.tgz
    • less-2.7.3.tgz
      • ❌ request-2.81.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

request-2.79.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.79.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/request/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• coveralls-2.13.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ request-2.79.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7b7ee4fda1530a8aba251e15f46bd683a40393d8

Vulnerability Details

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The Request package through 2.88.1 for Node.js allows a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Publish Date: 2023-03-16

URL: CVE-2023-28155

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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