[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#1059926: node-follow-redirects: CVE-2023-26159

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: node-follow-redirects
Version: 1.15.3+~1.14.2-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/issues/235
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil at debian.org, Debian Security Team <team at security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for node-follow-redirects.

CVE-2023-26159[0]:
| Versions of the package follow-redirects before 1.15.4 are
| vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling
| of URLs by the url.parse() function. When new URL() throws an error,
| it can be manipulated to misinterpret the hostname. An attacker
| could exploit this weakness to redirect traffic to a malicious site,
| potentially leading to information disclosure, phishing attacks, or
| other security breaches.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-26159
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26159
[1] https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/issues/235

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore