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Machine-In-The-Middle in https-proxy-agent

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 16, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 1, 2023

Package

npm https-proxy-agent (npm)

Affected versions

< 2.2.3

Patched versions

2.2.3

Description

Versions of https-proxy-agent prior to 2.2.3 are vulnerable to Machine-In-The-Middle. The package fails to enforce TLS on the socket if the proxy server responds the to the request with a HTTP status different than 200. This allows an attacker with access to the proxy server to intercept unencrypted communications, which may include sensitive information such as credentials.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 3.0.0 or 2.2.3.

References

Reviewed Apr 16, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 16, 2020
Last updated Nov 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-pc5p-h8pf-mvwp

Source code

No known source code
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