Cross-site Scripting Affecting express package, versions <4.20.0 >=5.0.0-alpha.1 <5.0.0
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- published 11 Sep 2024
- disclosed 10 Sep 2024
- credit AdamKorcz
Introduced: 10 Sep 2024
New CVE-2024-43796 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade express to version 4.20.0, 5.0.0 or higher.
Overview
express is a minimalist web framework.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting due to improper handling of user input in the response.redirect method. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by passing malicious input to this method.
Note
To exploit this vulnerability, the following conditions are required:
The attacker should be able to control the input to
response.redirect()express must not redirect before the template appears
the browser must not complete redirection before:
the user must click on the link in the template