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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1tNjg4LWN4MnAtcmdxOc4AAwp5

Twitter-Post-Fetcher vulnerable to Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Twitter-Post-Fetcher up to 17.x. This affects an unknown part of the file js/twitterFetcher.js of the component Link Target Handler. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 18.0.0 can address this issue. The name of the patch is 7d281c6fb5acbc29a2cad295262c1f0c19ca56f3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217017 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m688-cx2p-rgq9
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: about 1 year ago
Updated: about 1 year ago


CVSS Score: 6.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-m688-cx2p-rgq9, CVE-2018-25058
References: Repository: https://github.com/jasonmayes/Twitter-Post-Fetcher

Affected Packages

npm:twitter-fetcher-js
Dependent packages: 0
Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 5 last month
Affected Version Ranges: < 18.0.0
Fixed in: 18.0.0
All affected versions: 17.0.0
All unaffected versions: