Open redirect in HackerOne url-parse
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-425Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-425 and CWE-601.
Summary
Incorrect parsing in url-parse <1.4.3 returns wrong hostname which leads to multiple vulnerabilities such as SSRF, Open Redirect, Bypass Authentication Protocol.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03805 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed url-parse (npm): 1.4.3Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | url-parse | 1.4.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | url-parse (npm) | 1.0.0 to before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-pv4c-p2j5-38j4 |
- url-parse VendorHackerOne Affected 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- url-parse (npm) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-pv4c-p2j5-38j4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pv4c-p2j5-38j4 url-parse (npm) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:3917 Released 2021-10-19 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Quay v3.6.0 security, bug fix and enhancement update
- Quay v3 quay/quay-rhel8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Quay v3 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3917 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Quay v3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3774
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv4c-p2j5-38j4
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Advisory 4
More unshiftio Url-parse vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00605 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in unshiftio/url-parse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00600 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in unshiftio/url-parse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-00432 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in unshiftio/url-parse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-08995 url-parse before 1.5.0 mishandles certain uses of backslash such as http:\/ and interprets the URI as a relative path. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-02606 Open Redirect in unshiftio/url-parse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-00556 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in unshiftio/url-parse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-3774 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3774 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pv4c-p2j5-38j4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-3774 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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