CVE-2024-43796CWE-79

express vulnerable to XSS via response.redirect()

Medium · published September 10, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00486 · 40.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2024-09-10T14:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 14:36Z
    express vulnerable to XSS via response.redirect()
    cvelistv5