CVE-2023-26159

Aliases:GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwcDEBIAN-CVE-2023-26159
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 02 Jan 2024, 05:00
Last modified:03 Nov 2025, 21:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.3 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.8% LOW
1% probability +0.70%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Jan 2024, 05:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Nov 2025, 21:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Versions of the package follow-redirects before 1.15.4 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling of URLs by the url.parse() function. When new URL() throws an error, it can be manipulated to misinterpret the hostname. An attacker could exploit this weakness to redirect traffic to a malicious site, potentially leading to information disclosure, phishing attacks, or other security breaches.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.80%• Percentile: 54%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

  • CWE-601•URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

    The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.

Affected Systems

  • debian•node-follow-redirects

    all | all | < 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | < 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1

  • follow-redirects•follow_redirects

    < 1.15.4

  • Npm•follow-redirects

    < 1.15.4

References (11)