The Request package through 2.88.1 for Node.js allows a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an…
Priority LOW 28CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
The Request package through 2.88.1 for Node.js allows a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial @cypress/request (npm): 3.0.0Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | request (npm) | up to 2.88.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6 |
| — | @cypress/request (npm) | before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- request (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.88.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6
- @cypress/request (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:request_project:request:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 2.88.1 | Vulnerable | Request Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:request_project:request:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2.88.1 Vulnerable ·Request Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6 @cypress/request (npm) Fixed in 3.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:83548 Released 2026-10-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ceph Storage
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 registry.redhat.io/rhceph/grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhceph/rhceph-7-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:62115 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ceph Storage
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 registry.redhat.io/rhceph/grafana-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhceph/rhceph-8-rhel9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83548 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62115 |
Not affected: 19 products
- Cryostat 4
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28155
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83548 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Exploit 2
Other 9
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0007/
- https://github.com/cypress-io/request/pull/28
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/2500
- https://github.com/cypress-io/request/commit/c5bcf21d40fb61feaff21a0e5a2b3934a440024f
- https://github.com/cypress-io/request/blob/master/lib/redirect.js#L116
- https://github.com/cypress-io/request/releases/tag/v3.0.0
- https://github.com/request/request
- https://github.com/request/request/blob/master/lib/redirect.js#L111
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0007
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Sources
- CVE-2023-28155 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28155 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-28155 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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