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TI-2020-06542 Aliases CVE-2020-8124GHSA-46c4-8wrp-j99v

Improper input validation in url-parse

Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Insufficient validation and sanitization of user input exists in url-parse npm package version 1.4.4 and earlier may allow attacker to bypass security checks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01652 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial url-parse (npm): 1.4.5Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—url-parseFixed Version 1.4.5—No fix listedCNA
—url-parse (npm)0.1.0 to before 1.4.51.4.5Patch availableGHSA-46c4-8wrp-j99v
  • url-parse Vendor— Affected Fixed Version 1.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • url-parse (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.1.0 to before 1.4.5 Fixed in 1.4.5 Patch available GHSA-46c4-8wrp-j99v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:url-parse_project:url-parse:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 1.4.4Vulnerableunshiftio
  • cpe:2.3:a:url-parse_project:url-parse:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·unshiftio

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-46c4-8wrp-j99v url-parse (npm) Fixed in 1.4.5 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:0972 Released 2020-03-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0.10 Jaeger and Kiali security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0 jaeger-v1.13.1.redhat6-1.el7, kiali-v1.0.10.redhat1-1.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.0Fixed RHSA-2020:0972
Not affected: 2 products
  • Distributed Tracing Jaeger 1
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8124
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46c4-8wrp-j99v

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2018-02768 Open redirect in HackerOne url-parse CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
See all 7 →

Sources

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