# CVE-2023-28155: 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-proto

- Also known as: GHSA-P8P7-X288-28G6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2023-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- request (npm): through 2.88.2
- @cypress/request (npm): fixed in 3.0.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, request, @cypress/request, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/request/request/issues/3442
- https://doyensec.com/resources/Doyensec_Advisory_RequestSSRF_Q12023.pdf
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/3444
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0007/

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