{"cve":"CVE-2023-26159","nvd":{"published":"2024-01-02T05:15:08.630","modified":"2026-06-17T05:42:48.680","status":"Modified","description":"Versions of the package follow-redirects before 1.15.4 are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to the improper handling of URLs by the url.parse() function. When new URL() throws an error, it can be manipulated to misinterpret the hostname. An attacker could exploit this weakness to redirect traffic to a malicious site, potentially leading to information disclosure, phishing attacks, or other security breaches.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-601","CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/issues/235","https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/pull/236","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZ425BFKNBQ6AK7I5SAM56TWON5OF2XM/","https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FOLLOWREDIRECTS-6141137","https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/issues/235"],"products":["follow-redirects:follow_redirects"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:43:38.875533635+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-26159","score":0.00797,"percentile":0.56507,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwc","summary":"Follow Redirects improperly handles URLs in the url.parse() function","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:04.950374112Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"follow-redirects","purl":"pkg:npm/follow-redirects","ranges":["<1.15.4"],"fixed":["1.15.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}