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

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CVE-2023-28155 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• babel-cli-6.18.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • chokidar-1.6.1.tgz
    • fsevents-1.0.15.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.6.32.tgz
        • ❌ request-2.79.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 70ff751d684de12d3a02409b911735aa8cbdbb37

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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