CVE-2022-0155 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in follow-redirects/follow-redirects
An attacker can expose private personal information to unauthorized actors via the follow-redirects library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0155?
CVE-2022-0155 is a high-severity vulnerability in follow-redirects/follow-redirects, published on 10 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
follow-redirects is vulnerable to Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Weakness: CWE-359
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0155?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including follow-redirects. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
follow-redirects npm | All versions | 1.14.7 |
follow-redirects npm | All versions | 1.14.7 |
Products include Follow-Redirects Project Follow-Redirects, Siemens Sinec Ins.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0155?
Upgrade follow-redirects to 1.14.7 or later.
Is CVE-2022-0155 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0155 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in follow-redirects/follow-redirects
- CVE-2026-40895 follow-redirects: Custom Authentication Headers Leaked to Cross-Domain Redirect Targets
- CVE-2024-28849 Proxy-Authorization header kept across hosts in follow-redirects
- CVE-2022-0536 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in follow-redirects/follow-redirects
Sources
Also known as AZL-44112, CLSA-2026-1784596354, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0155, GHSA-74fj-2j2h-c42q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0155.