The request package through 2.88.2 for Node.js and the @cypress/request package prior to 3.0.0 allow a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP).

NOTE: The request package is no longer supported by the maintainer.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28155
• request/request#3442
• request/request#3444
• https://doyensec.com/resources/Doyensec_Advisory_RequestSSRF_Q12023.pdf
• github/advisory-database#2500
• https://github.com/cypress-io/request/blob/master/lib/redirect.js#L116
• https://github.com/request/request/blob/master/lib/redirect.js#L111
• cypress-io/request#28
• cypress-io/request@c5bcf21
• https://github.com/cypress-io/request/releases/tag/v3.0.0
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0007