CVE-2020-36851
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
9.5
VIR risk
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Description
cors-anywhere vulnerable to server-side request forgery
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | cors-anywhere | <=0.4.4 | |
References
- https://github.com/Rob--W/cors-anywhere/issues/152
- https://github.com/Rob--W/cors-anywhere/issues/521
- https://github.com/Rob--W/cors-anywhere/issues/78
- https://github.com/SocketDev/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-9wmg-93pw-fc3g
- https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/cors-anywhere-dangers-of-misconfigured-third-party-software
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rob-w-cors-anywhere-misconfigured-cors-proxy-allows-ssrf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36851
- https://github.com/Rob--W/cors-anywhere
CWEs
CWE-918 CWE-942
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.