GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-f65p-4m7j-42xc fast-uri vulnerable to server-side request forgery via malformed IPv6 normalization

HIGH Published 2026-09-02 Modified 2026-09-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-75975
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
fast-uri
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-918
Reviewed
2026-09-02

Affected packages

• npm fast-uri: >= 2.3.1, < 2.4.5 → fixed in 2.4.5 • npm fast-uri: >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.6 → fixed in 3.1.6 • npm fast-uri: >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.3 → fixed in 4.1.3

Description

Impact `fast-uri` does not validate the complete RFC 3986 grammar for bracketed IPv6 literals, so a malformed literal with invalid trailing text is silently truncated to a different valid IPv6 address with no error reported. For example, `normalize('http://[::not-valid]/private')` returns `http://[::]/private`, and `[fc00::not-hex]` and `[fe80::not-hex]` collapse to `[fc00::]` and `[fe80::]`. An application that normalizes an untrusted URL before an outbound request, redirect, or host-policy check can be routed to a local or private address such as loopback (`::1`), unique-local, or link-local. Because `parse().error` is unset for these inputs, checking it does not protect the consumer. Patches Upgrade to `fast-uri` 2.4.5, 3.1.6, or 4.1.3. Malformed IPv6 literals are now rejected with a host error instead of being normalized to a valid address. Workarounds Reject untrusted URLs whose host is a bracketed IPv6 literal before passing them to `fast-uri`, or route outbound requests against an explicit allowlist of addresses rather than trusting the normalized host.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery weakness

References