QID 981495

QID 981495: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for @actions/http-client (GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4)

Security update has been released for @actions/http-client to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

If consumers of the http-client:
1. make an http request with an authorization header
2. that request leads to a redirect (302) and
3. the redirect url redirects to another domain or hostname

The authorization header will get passed to the other domain.

Note that since this library is for actions, the GITHUB_TOKEN that is available in actions is generated and scoped per job with [these permissions](https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/authenticating-with-the-github_token#permissions-for-the-github_token).

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

The problem is fixed in 1.0.8 at [npm here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@actions/http-client). In 1.0.8, the authorization header is stripped before making the redirected request if the hostname is different.Workaround:
None.

Vendor References

GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4

CVEs related to QID 981495

CVE-2020-11021 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4	@actions/http-client		github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4

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