Medium severity · published Feb 9, 2022
CVE-2022-0536
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in NPM follow-redirects prior to 1.14.8
5.9
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in NPM follow-redirects prior to 1.14.8.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Follow-redirects · Follow-redirects Project
before 1.14.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0536
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0536
Patch
https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/62e546a99c07c3ee5e4e0718c84a6ca127c5c445
Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/7cf2bf90-52da-4d59-8028-a73b132de0db
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