CVE-2024-43796 (Medium) detected in express-4.17.2.tgz

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CVE-2024-43796 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - express-4.17.2.tgz

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.17.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-dev-server-1.16.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • :x: express-4.17.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 91ceb6046aaa22e9934ed13ea5acba9c988c490c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express < 4.20.0, passing untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.

Publish Date: 2024-09-10

URL: CVE-2024-43796

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-qw6h-vgh9-j6wx

Release Date: 2024-09-10

Fix Resolution (express): 4.20.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack-dev-server): 5.1.0

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