Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements Affecting dssrf package, versions <1.0.3
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- published11 May 2026
- disclosed6 May 2026
- creditb-hermes
Introduced: 6 May 2026
CVE-2026-44232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade dssrf to version 1.0.3 or higher.
Overview
dssrf is a SSRF defense library for Node.js with safe URL validation utilities.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements via the is_url_safe function. An attacker can access internal network resources by supplying specially crafted IPv6 addresses that bypass security checks.