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Security checkJanuary 27, 2023

Hostname confusion in parse-url

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High severitynpmparse-url

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Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor via hostname confusion in GitHub repository ionicabizau/parse-url prior to 6.0.1

Recommendation

Update the parse-url package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 6.0.1
  • Patched version(s): 6.0.1

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