CVE-2024-29041 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2024-29041 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - express-4.16.4.tgz, express-4.17.1.tgz, express-4.16.3.tgz

express-4.16.4.tgz

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.16.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-fullstack/frontend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-fullstack/frontend/node_modules/express/package.json,/aws-dotnet-rest-api-with-dynamodb/src/DotNetServerless.Lambda/node_modules/express/package.json,/aws-node-heroku-postgres/node_modules/express/package.json,/aws-node-mongodb-atlas/node_modules/express/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **express-4.16.4.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

express-4.17.1.tgz

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.17.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-express-api/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-express-api/node_modules/express/package.json,/aws-node-express-dynamodb-api/node_modules/express/package.json,/aws-node-graphql-and-rds/node_modules/express/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **express-4.17.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

express-4.16.3.tgz

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.16.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /aws-node-typescript-nest/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /aws-node-typescript-nest/node_modules/express/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - core-5.5.0.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **express-4.16.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dcbe4aefe4b3685f4b15493a01db0f19b118a0c4

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Express.js minimalist web framework for node. Versions of Express.js prior to 4.19.0 and all pre-release alpha and beta versions of 5.0 are affected by an open redirect vulnerability using malformed URLs. When a user of Express performs a redirect using a user-provided URL Express performs an encode [using `encodeurl`](https://github.com/pillarjs/encodeurl) on the contents before passing it to the `location` header. This can cause malformed URLs to be evaluated in unexpected ways by common redirect allow list implementations in Express applications, leading to an Open Redirect via bypass of a properly implemented allow list. The main method impacted is `res.location()` but this is also called from within `res.redirect()`. The vulnerability is fixed in 4.19.2 and 5.0.0-beta.3.

Publish Date: 2024-03-25

URL: CVE-2024-29041

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc

Release Date: 2024-03-25

Fix Resolution (express): 4.19.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@nestjs/core): 6.0.0

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