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.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8217-1 advisory.

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2023-26159)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2023-26159)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7123135 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2023-26159)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-9818cb2406 advisory.

    Fix CVE-2023-26159.

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    Relax requirements.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of reaper installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-26159 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2023-26159)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
310958	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : follow-redirects vulnerabilities (USN-8217-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	medium
421508	SCA: security update for follow-redirects (GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwc)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
421508	SCA: security update for follow-redirects (GHSA-jchw-25xp-jwwc)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
226406	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-26159	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
193968	IBM MQ 9.2 <= 9.2.0.25 / 9.3 < 9.3.5 CD / 9.3 <= 9.3.0.17 (7123135)	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
189315	Fedora 39 : pgadmin4 (2024-9818cb2406)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
189281	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: reaper (CVE-2023-26159)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	Local	medium

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