CVE-2023-28155 (Medium) detected in request-2.88.0.tgz, request-2.88.2.tgz

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CVE-2023-28155 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - request-2.88.0.tgz, request-2.88.2.tgz

request-2.88.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• semantic-release-17.1.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-7.0.5.tgz
    • npm-6.14.7.tgz
      • ❌ request-2.88.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

request-2.88.2.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-26.3.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-26.3.0.tgz
    • jest-config-26.3.0.tgz
      • jest-environment-jsdom-26.3.0.tgz
        • jsdom-16.4.0.tgz
          • ❌ request-2.88.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d4980c01dc84d3fed40d92f36f4b1637315dadd7

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The request package through 2.88.2 for Node.js and the @cypress/request package prior to 3.0.0 allow a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP).NOTE: The request package is no longer supported by the maintainer.

Publish Date: 2023-03-16

URL: CVE-2023-28155

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6

Release Date: 2023-03-16

Fix Resolution: @cypress/request - 3.0.0

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