CVE-2022-1233: Urijs URL Confusion When Scheme Not Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-g694-m8vq-gv9h
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CVSS 6.5
CWE-115 CWE-601
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-1233 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) url confusion when scheme not vulnerability (CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input) affecting Urijs libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves url confusion when scheme not supplied in medialize/uri.js. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.19.11.

CVE-2022-1233 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-1233
GHSA Identifier GHSA-g694-m8vq-gv9h
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 6.5
CWE Classification CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input
Affected Product Urijs
Package Ecosystem npm
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 6.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality Low (C:L)
Integrity Low (I:L)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2022-1233

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Urijs dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

urijs fixed: 1.19.11 
npm install urijs@1.19.11
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

npm ls urijs

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by CVE-2022-1233, inspect your project dependencies using npm:

npm ls urijs

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Urijs in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.19.11), your application is affected.

Note: The npm ls urijs command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input, where the product misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion. In Urijs, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Medialize is a Javascript URL mutation library. When parsing a URL without a scheme and with excessive slashes, like ///www.example.com, URI.js will parse the hostname as null and the path as /www.example.com. Such behaviour is different from that exhibited by browsers, which will parse ///www.example.com as http://www.example.com instead. For example, the following will cause a redirect to http://www.example.com: A fix was released in version 1.19.11.

CVE-2022-1233 Affected Urijs Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
1.19.11
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
urijs
npm/urijs
npm
< 1.19.11
1.19.11

References

NVD — CVE-2022-1233 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1233
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/88805fd3da03bd7a5e60947adb49d182011f1277
Urijs Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/medialize/uri.js
huntr.dev/bounties/228d5548-1... WEB
https://huntr.dev/bounties/228d5548-1109-49f8-8aee-91038e88371c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-1233?
CVE-2022-1233 is a security vulnerability in Urijs involving URL Confusion When Scheme Not Supplied in medialize/uri.js under CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input.
Which Urijs versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 1.19.11 across affected packages: urijs.
What version fixes CVE-2022-1233?
Upgrading to 1.19.11 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is urijs affected?
Yes, urijs is affected in releases prior to 1.19.11. Upgrade your dependency to 1.19.11 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1233?
CVE-2022-1233 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-1233?
CVE-2022-1233 is classified under CWE-115: Misinterpretation of Input (The product misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion.).
How can I check npm dependencies for CVE-2022-1233?
Run the dependency tree command: 'npm ls urijs'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-g694-m8vq-gv9h",
  "modified" : "2022-04-15T02:53:33Z",
  "published" : "2022-04-05T00:00:17Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-1233" ],
  "summary" : "URL Confusion When Scheme Not Supplied in medialize/uri.js",
  "details" : "Medialize is a Javascript URL mutation library. When parsing a URL without a scheme and with excessive slashes, like ///www.example.com, URI.js will parse the hostname as null and the path as /www.example.com. Such behaviour is different from that exhibited by browsers, which will parse ///www.example.com as http://www.example.com instead. For example, the following will cause a redirect to http://www.example.com: A fix was released in version 1.19.11.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "urijs"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
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      }, {
        "fixed" : "1.19.11"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1233"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/88805fd3da03bd7a5e60947adb49d182011f1277"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/medialize/uri.js"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://huntr.dev/bounties/228d5548-1109-49f8-8aee-91038e88371c"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-115", "CWE-601" ],
    "severity" : "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2022-04-05T18:34:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2022-04-04T20:15:00Z"
  }
}