Vulnerability library
Security checkFebruary 03, 2023

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in urijs

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Medium severitynpmurijs

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Description

Attacker can use case-insensitive protocol schemes like HTTP, htTP, HTtp etc. in order to bypass the patch for CVE-2021-3647.

Recommendation

Update the urijs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 1.19.8
  • Patched version(s): 1.19.8

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