Open Redirect Affecting node-url-parse package, versions <1.0.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.81% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-NODEURLPARSE-1179523
  • published14 Jun 2025
  • disclosed12 Aug 2018

Introduced: 12 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-3774  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 node-url-parse to version 1.0.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-url-parse package and not the node-url-parse package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect parsing in url-parse <1.4.3 returns wrong hostname which leads to multiple vulnerabilities such as SSRF, Open Redirect, Bypass Authentication Protocol.