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CVE-2022-0235 — Vulnerability in node-fetch — CVE Details

HIGH

node-fetch forwards secure headers to untrusted sites

Published January 21, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

What Should I Do?

Address in Next Maintenance Window

Low exploitation probability (0.65%). Schedule for your next planned update.

Summary

node-fetch forwards secure headers such as `authorization`, `www-authenticate`, `cookie`, & `cookie2` when redirecting to a untrusted site.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published January 21, 2022 (1724 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 655 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update node-fetch to 3.1.1 or later
npm install node-fetch@3.1.1
npm
Update node-fetch to 2.6.7 or later
npm install node-fetch@2.6.7

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
node-fetch
npm
All versions3.1.1
node-fetch
npm
All versions2.6.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-0235?
node-fetch forwards secure headers to untrusted sites This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-0235?
CVE-2022-0235 affects node-fetch. It has a 0.6% probability of exploitation within 30 days (EPSS score). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-0235 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

EPSS Score (30-day exploit probability)
0.65%
Higher than 70% of vulnerabilities

This is an above-median EPSS score — 70.4% of tracked vulnerabilities score at or below it, putting its exploitation likelihood in the upper half of the tracked corpus.

Also Known As

GHSA-r683-j2x4-v87g

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