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Security checkFebruary 03, 2026

Path traversal in url-parse

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Medium severitynpmurl-parse

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Description

url-parse before 1.5.0 mishandles certain uses of backslash such as http:\/ and interprets the URI as a relative path.

Recommendation

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

  • Affected version(s): >= 0.1.0, < 1.5.0
  • Patched version(s): 1.5.0

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