CVE-2024-43796 express vulnerable to XSS via response.redirect()

2024-09-1014:36:27

CWE-79

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

cve

express.js

xss

vulnerability

patched

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

Percentile

9.6%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "expressjs",
    "product": "express",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 4.20.0",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 5.0.0-alpha.1, < 5.0.0",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]