CVE-2022-0536 (Medium) detected in follow-redirects-1.4.1.tgz

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CVE-2022-0536 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - follow-redirects-1.4.1.tgz

HTTP and HTTPS modules that follow redirects.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.4.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/follow-redirects/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • google-auto-auth-0.9.6.tgz
      • gcp-metadata-0.6.2.tgz
        • axios-0.18.0.tgz
          • ❌ follow-redirects-1.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f982a2ac7e2b2fffce4b4bc02af9d8eebfaf953b

Vulnerability Details

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NPM follow-redirects prior to 1.14.8.

Publish Date: 2022-02-09

URL: CVE-2022-0536

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0536

Release Date: 2022-02-09

Fix Resolution (follow-redirects): 1.14.8

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 2.3.0

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