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TI-2023-13147 Aliases CVE-2023-28628GHSA-cp4w-6x4w-v2h5

`authority-regex` returns the wrong authority in lambdaisland/uri

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-706Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-601.

Summary

lambdaisland/uri is a pure Clojure/ClojureScript URI library. In versions prior to 1.14.120 `authority-regex` allows an attacker to send malicious URLs to be parsed by the `lambdaisland/uri` and return the wrong authority. This issue is similar to but distinct from CVE-2020-8910. The regex in question doesn't handle the backslash (`\`) character in the username correctly, leading to a wrong output. ex. a payload of `https://example.com\\@google.com` would return that the host is `google.com`, but the correct host should be `example.com`. Given that the library returns the wrong authority this may be abused to bypass host restrictions depending on how the library is used in an application. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00548 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed uri (lambdaisland): 1.14.120lambdaisland:uri (Maven): 1.14.120

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
lambdaislanduribefore 1.14.1201.14.120Patch availableCNA
—lambdaisland:uri (Maven)before 1.14.1201.14.120Patch availableGHSA-cp4w-6x4w-v2h5
  • uri Vendorlambdaisland Affected before 1.14.120 Fixed in 1.14.120 Patch available CNA
  • lambdaisland:uri (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.14.120 Fixed in 1.14.120 Patch available GHSA-cp4w-6x4w-v2h5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lambdaisland:uri:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.14.120Vulnerablelambdaisland
  • cpe:2.3:a:lambdaisland:uri:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.14.120 Vulnerable ·lambdaisland

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA uri (lambdaisland) Fixed in 1.14.120
  • Fix · GHSA-cp4w-6x4w-v2h5 lambdaisland:uri (Maven) Fixed in 1.14.120 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28628
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp4w-6x4w-v2h5

References

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