CVE-2024-43796
express vulnerable to XSS via response.redirect()
5.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express < 4.20.0, passing untrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect() may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.
How to fix CVE-2024-43796
To remediate CVE-2024-43796, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/node-express—no fix listed
- —upgrade to 4.20.0 or later
Is CVE-2024-43796 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 4.20.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |