GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-c3m8-x3cg-qm2c Configuration Override in helmet-csp

MEDIUM Published 2020-09-03 Modified 2021-09-29 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
helmet-csp
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm helmet-csp: >= 1.2.2, < 2.9.1 → fixed in 2.9.1

Description

Versions of `helmet-csp` before to 2.9.1 are vulnerable to a Configuration Override affecting the application's Content Security Policy (CSP). The package's browser sniffing for Firefox deletes the `default-src` CSP policy, which is the fallback policy. This allows an attacker to remove an application's default CSP, possibly rendering the application vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. Recommendation Upgrade to version 2.9.1 or later. Setting the `browserSniff` configuration to `false` in vulnerable versions also mitigates the issue.

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