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🛡️ USN-8217-1 — node-follow-redirects (CVE-2022-0155 +3 more)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

node-follow-redirects vulnerabilities

It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly protect sensitive

user information during redirects. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu

18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0155)

It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly remove sensitive

information before storage or transfer. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu

18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0536)

It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly validate URLs when

handling certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

redirect users to a malicious site, resulting in information disclosure or

phishing attacks. (CVE-2023-26159)

It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly clear proxy

authentication headers during cross-domain redirects. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause exposure of sensitive credentials.

(CVE-2024-28849)

Affected software

USN-8217-1 is recorded against 1 package.

  • node-follow-redirects (fixed in 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)

Timeline and source

Published on 28 April 2026 and last revised on 29 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

Other advisories for this package

node-follow-redirects has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-04-28
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-04-29
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
node-follow-redirects — 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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