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CVE-2024-43796

express vulnerable to XSS via response.redirect()

Published: Sep 10, 2024Updated: Sep 20, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express < 4.20.0, passing untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

expressexpressjs
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
expressnpmOSS Libraries
expressopenjsf
Library
OSS Libraries / npm
expressjsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka express
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
openjsfoss-projectOSS Librariesaka openjsf

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-qw6h-vgh9-j6wx
github.com
https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/54271f69b511fea198471e6ff3400ab805d6b553
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43796
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Sep 10, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 20, 2024

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