request-2.88.2.tgz: 4 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 8.7) unreachable

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Vulnerable Library - request-2.88.2.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /sample/SipInterconnect/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /sample/SipInterconnect/node_modules/request/package.json

Found in HEAD commit: a7f0948738582b190c10062a408e10b28b6ec75d

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Exploit Maturity	EPSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (request version)	Remediation Possible**	Reachability
CVE-2025-7783	High	8.7	Not Defined	0.2%	form-data-2.3.3.tgz	Transitive	N/A*	❌	Unreachable
CVE-2025-15284	High	7.5	Not Defined	0.2%	qs-6.5.3.tgz	Transitive	N/A*	❌	Unreachable
CVE-2023-26136	Medium	6.5	Proof of concept	6.8999996%	tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz	Transitive	N/A*	❌	Unreachable
CVE-2023-28155	Medium	6.1	Not Defined	0.6%	request-2.88.2.tgz	Direct	@cypress/request - 3.0.0	✅	Unreachable

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2025-7783

Vulnerable Library - form-data-2.3.3.tgz

A library to create readable "multipart/form-data" streams. Can be used to submit forms and file uploads to other web applications.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-2.3.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /sample/SipInterconnect/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /sample/SipInterconnect/node_modules/form-data/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• request-2.88.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ form-data-2.3.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a7f0948738582b190c10062a408e10b28b6ec75d

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in form-data allows HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/form_data.Js.
This issue affects form-data: < 2.5.4, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3, 4.0.0 - 4.0.3.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2025-07-18

URL: CVE-2025-7783

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.2%

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-fjxv-7rqg-78g4

Release Date: 2025-07-18

Fix Resolution: form-data - 2.5.4,form-data - 3.0.4,https://github.com/form-data/form-data.git - v2.5.4,form-data - 4.0.4,https://github.com/form-data/form-data.git - v4.0.4,https://github.com/form-data/form-data.git - v3.0.4

CVE-2025-15284

Vulnerable Library - qs-6.5.3.tgz

A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.5.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /sample/SipInterconnect/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /sample/SipInterconnect/node_modules/request/node_modules/qs/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• request-2.88.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ qs-6.5.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a7f0948738582b190c10062a408e10b28b6ec75d

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in qs (parse modules) allows HTTP DoS.This issue affects qs: < 6.14.1.
SummaryThe arrayLimit option in qs does not enforce limits for bracket notation (a[]=1&a[]=2), allowing attackers to cause denial-of-service via memory exhaustion. Applications using arrayLimit for DoS protection are vulnerable.
DetailsThe arrayLimit option only checks limits for indexed notation (a[0]=1&a[1]=2) but completely bypasses it for bracket notation (a[]=1&a[]=2).
Vulnerable code (lib/parse.js:159-162):
if (root === '[]' && options.parseArrays) {
obj = utils.combine([], leaf); // No arrayLimit check
}
Working code (lib/parse.js:175):
else if (index <= options.arrayLimit) { // Limit checked here
obj = [];
obj[index] = leaf;
}
The bracket notation handler at line 159 uses utils.combine([], leaf) without validating against options.arrayLimit, while indexed notation at line 175 checks index <= options.arrayLimit before creating arrays.
PoCTest 1 - Basic bypass:
npm install qs
const qs = require('qs');
const result = qs.parse('a[]=1&a[]=2&a[]=3&a[]=4&a[]=5&a[]=6', { arrayLimit: 5 });
console.log(result.a.length); // Output: 6 (should be max 5)
Test 2 - DoS demonstration:
const qs = require('qs');
const attack = 'a[]=' + Array(10000).fill('x').join('&a[]=');
const result = qs.parse(attack, { arrayLimit: 100 });
console.log(result.a.length); // Output: 10000 (should be max 100)
Configuration:

• arrayLimit: 5 (test 1) or arrayLimit: 100 (test 2)
• Use bracket notation: a[]=value (not indexed a[0]=value)
  ImpactDenial of Service via memory exhaustion. Affects applications using qs.parse() with user-controlled input and arrayLimit for protection.
  Attack scenario:
• Attacker sends HTTP request: GET /api/search?filters[]=x&filters[]=x&...&filters[]=x (100,000+ times)
• Application parses with qs.parse(query, { arrayLimit: 100 })
• qs ignores limit, parses all 100,000 elements into array
• Server memory exhausted → application crashes or becomes unresponsive
• Service unavailable for all users
  Real-world impact:
• Single malicious request can crash server
• No authentication required
• Easy to automate and scale
• Affects any endpoint parsing query strings with bracket notation

Publish Date: 2025-12-29

URL: CVE-2025-15284

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.2%

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-6rw7-vpxm-498p

Release Date: 2025-12-29

Fix Resolution: qs - 6.14.1,qs - 6.14.1,https://github.com/ljharb/qs.git - v6.14.1

CVE-2023-26136

Vulnerable Library - tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz

RFC6265 Cookies and Cookie Jar for node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /sample/SipInterconnect/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /sample/SipInterconnect/node_modules/tough-cookie/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• request-2.88.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a7f0948738582b190c10062a408e10b28b6ec75d

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

Versions of the package tough-cookie before 4.1.3 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to improper handling of Cookies when using CookieJar in rejectPublicSuffixes=false mode. This issue arises from the manner in which the objects are initialized.

Publish Date: 2023-07-01

URL: CVE-2023-26136

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Proof of concept

EPSS: 6.8999996%

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26136

Release Date: 2023-07-01

Fix Resolution: tough-cookie - 4.1.3

CVE-2023-28155

Vulnerable Library - request-2.88.2.tgz

Simplified HTTP request client.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /sample/SipInterconnect/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /sample/SipInterconnect/node_modules/request/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ request-2.88.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a7f0948738582b190c10062a408e10b28b6ec75d

Found in base branch: main

Reachability Analysis

The vulnerable code is unreachable

Vulnerability Details

The Request package through 2.88.1 for Node.js allows a bypass of SSRF mitigations via an attacker-controller server that does a cross-protocol redirect (HTTP to HTTPS, or HTTPS to HTTP). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Publish Date: 2023-03-16

URL: CVE-2023-28155

Threat Assessment

Exploit Maturity: Not Defined

EPSS: 0.6%

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6

Release Date: 2023-03-16

Fix Resolution: @cypress/request - 3.0.0

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

[cpettet]

This is a good replacement for request: https://github.com/tomas/needle

[relm923]

Any plans to address this?

[cpettet]

Hi @relm923 ,
There's an open PR for it: #311

[mend-for-github-com]

ℹ️ This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.