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.

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CVE-2023-26159: Improper Input Validation

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...

Improper Handling of Extra Parameters

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Extra Parameters 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...