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2 vulnerabilities found for follow_redirects by follow-redirects
CVE-2023-26159 (GCVE-0-2023-26159)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-01-02 05:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:47
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | follow-redirects |
Affected:
0 , < 1.15.4
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2023-26159 (GCVE-0-2023-26159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-02 05:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:47
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | follow-redirects |
Affected:
0 , < 1.15.4
(semver)
|
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