Quick answers
- Is CVE-2024-9266 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-9266 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9266?
- Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 October 2024.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Express SEMVER:introduced=3.4.5,fixed=4.0.0-rc1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2024-9266?
- Yes. Express: upgrade to 4.0.0-rc1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2024-9266 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2024-9266?
- Check whether you run Express at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Express: upgrade to 4.0.0-rc1 or later
Technical details
This is a URL open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) in the Express Response object's redirect handling logic. The vulnerability affects Express versions 3.4.5 through 4.0.0-rc1. An attacker can craft requests that cause the application to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs without proper validation. The attack requires user interaction (clicking a malicious link) but no authentication. The vulnerability is fixed in Express 4.0.0-rc1.
Affected products
- Express Express 3.4.5 through 4.0.0-rc1
Identifiers
- CVE-2024-9266
- GHSA-jj78-5fmv-mv28
Timeline
- 2024-10-03: disclosed: GHSA-jj78-5fmv-mv28 published
- 2024-10-03: patched: Fixed in Express 4.0.0-rc1