Open Redirect Affecting serve-static package, versions <1.6.5 >=1.7.0 <1.7.2
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EPSS
0.35% (73rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID npm:serve-static:20150113
- published 13 Jan 2015
- disclosed 13 Jan 2015
- credit Pierre-Élie Fauché
Introduced: 13 Jan 2015
CVE-2015-1164 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
- Update to version 1.7.2 or greater (or 1.6.5 if sticking to the 1.6.x line).
- Disable redirects if not using the feature with 'redirect: false' option and cannot upgrade.
Overview
When using serve-static middleware version < 1.7.2 and it's configured to mount at the root, it creates an open redirect on the site.
Source: Node Security Project
Details
For example:
If a user visits http://example.com//www.google.com/%2e%2e they will be redirected to //www.google.com/%2e%2e, which some browsers interpret as http://www.google.com/%2e%2e.
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