ubuntu-cve-2024-43796
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-09-10 15:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:11
Summary
Details
Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express < 4.20.0, passing untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.
Severity
5.0 (Medium)
4.7 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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}
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}
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}
],
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"4.1.1~dfsg-1"
]
},
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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"binary_name": "node-express",
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}
]
},
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"4.17.1-2"
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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{
"binary_name": "node-express",
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}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
"name": "node-express",
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},
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"4.17.1+~cs4.17.13-1",
"4.17.2+~4.17.13-1",
"4.17.3+~4.17.13-1"
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},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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{
"binary_name": "node-express",
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}
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"versions": [
"4.18.2+~cs8.34.50-1",
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]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express \u003c 4.20.0, passing untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43796",
"modified": "2025-10-24T05:11:48Z",
"published": "2024-09-10T15:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43796"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43796"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-qw6h-vgh9-j6wx"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7581-1"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-7581-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2024-43796"
]
}
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