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CVE-2022-0686: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in unshiftio/url-parse

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in NPM url-parse prior to 1.5.8.

Affected products

• unshiftio/url-parse: before 1.5.8 — fixed in 1.5.8
• Npm Url-Parse: before 1.5.8 — fixed in 1.5.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: unshiftio/url-parse 1.5.8; Npm Url-Parse 1.5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/unshiftio/url-parse/commit/d5c64791ef496ca5459ae7f2176a31ea53b127e5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/55fd06cd-9054-4d80-83be-eb5a454be78c
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00030.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0006/
• https://github.com/unshiftio/url-parse/commit/d5c64791ef496ca5459ae7f2176a31ea53b127e5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/55fd06cd-9054-4d80-83be-eb5a454be78c
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00030.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0006/

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