CVE-2023-28155 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries

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CVE-2023-28155 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - request-2.88.0.tgz, request-2.88.2.tgz, request-2.81.0.tgz, request-2.87.0.tgz

request-2.88.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• atom-package-manager-2.6.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-6.14.17.tgz
    • ❌ request-2.88.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

request-2.88.2.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /apm/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /apm/node_modules/request/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• atom-package-manager-2.6.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ request-2.88.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

request-2.81.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.81.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• less-cache-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • less-2.7.3.tgz
    • ❌ request-2.81.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

request-2.87.0.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.87.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /script/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /script/node_modules/request/package.json,/script/vsts/node_modules/request/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ request-2.87.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 808ed16784ca49c0e5810becefba198982d2916e

Found in base branch: electron-upgrade

Vulnerability Details

The request package through 2.88.2 for Node.js and the @cypress/request package prior to 3.0.0 allow a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP).NOTE: The request package is no longer supported by the maintainer.

Publish Date: 2023-03-16

URL: CVE-2023-28155

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: GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6

Release Date: 2023-03-16

Fix Resolution: @cypress/request - 3.0.0

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