CVE-2021-3647 Open Redirect in medialize/URI.js
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-3647 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-3647 is a medium-severity vulnerability in medialize/URI.js, published on 16 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3647 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- urijs (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.19.7
- urijs (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.19.7
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3647/index.md)
An attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via crafted URIs in the URI.js library, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3647?
CVE-2021-3647 is a medium-severity vulnerability in medialize/URI.js, published on 16 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
URI.js is vulnerable to URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3647?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including urijs. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
urijs npm | All versions | 1.19.7 |
urijs npm | All versions | 1.19.7 |
Products include Uri.js Project Uri.js.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3647?
Upgrade urijs to 1.19.7 or later.
Is CVE-2021-3647 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3647 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in medialize/URI.js
- CVE-2022-0868 Open Redirect in medialize/uri.js
- CVE-2021-27516 URIjs Hostname spoofing via backslashes in URL
- CVE-2022-1243 CRHTLF can lead to invalid protocol extraction potentially leading to XSS in medialize/uri.js
- CVE-2022-1233 URL Confusion When Scheme Not Supplied in medialize/uri.js
- CVE-2020-26291 Hostname spoofing in URI.js
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89gv-h8wf-cg8r, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3647.