UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26159

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26159

    Published: 2 Jan 2024Last Modified: 29 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-26159
    Aliases:
    USN-8217-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-26159, https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-6141137, https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/pull/236, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26159, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8217-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: node-follow-redirects

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.4-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.2.4-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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