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Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CVE-2022-0691

High
9.8/10

Summary

Authorization Bypass through User-Controlled Key in NPM url-parse versions 1.4.5 through 1.5.8. Bypasses "https://hackerone.com/reports/496293" via "\b" (backspace) character.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published