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Debian dla-3235 : node-eventsource - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 168625

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3235 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3235-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin December 11, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : node-eventsource Version : 0.2.1-1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-1650

 Timothee Desurmont discovered an information leak vulnerability in node-eventsource, a W3C compliant EventSource client for Node.js: the module was not honoring the same-origin-policy and upon following a redirect would leak cookies to the the target URL.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.1-1+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your node-eventsource packages.

 For the detailed security status of node-eventsource please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-eventsource

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the node-eventsource packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?dbba98d5

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1650

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/node-eventsource

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 168625

File Name: debian_DLA-3235.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1650

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-eventsource

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1650