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express-param vulnerable to Improper Handling of Extra Parameters

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 31, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 20, 2023

Package

npm express-param (npm)

Affected versions

< 1.0.0

Patched versions

1.0.0

Description

A vulnerability was found in flitto express-param up to 0.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file lib/fetchParams.js. The manipulation leads to improper handling of extra parameters. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 can address this issue. The name of the patch is db94f7391ad0a16dcfcba8b9be1af385b25c42db. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217149 was assigned to this vulnerability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 31, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 31, 2022
Reviewed Jan 9, 2023
Last updated Oct 20, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-20160

GHSA ID

GHSA-fr54-72wr-cqvq

Source code

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