CVE catalog
CVE-2023-26159
node-follow-redirects: CVE-2023-26159
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.80% · Oct 25, 2026
Versions of the package follow-redirects before 1.15.4 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling of URLs by the url.parse() function. When new URL() throws an error, it can be manipulated to misinterpret the hostname. An attacker could exploit this weakness to redirect traffic to a malicious site, potentially leading to information disclosure, phishing attacks, or other security breaches.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | sid | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | forky | 1.16.1+~1.14.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | trixie | 1.15.9+~1.14.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | bookworm | 1.15.2+~1.14.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Npm | follow-redirects | Not reported | 1.15.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.13.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.14.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.14.7+~1.13.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.14.8+~1.14.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | pro | 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | sid | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059926] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | forky | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059926] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | trixie | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059926] |
| Debian | node-follow-redirects | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1059926] |
| Npm | follow-redirects | npm | Not reported | 1.15.4 | Not reported | GHSA-JCHW-25XP-JWWC | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-follow-redirects | deb | pro | 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26159 | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] node-follow-redirects: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26159]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwc]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26159]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-26159]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-26159.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1226.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]