{"id":"CVE-2022-24723","aliases":["GHSA-gmv4-r438-p67f"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24723","summary":"Improper Input Validation in URI.js","details":"### Impact\nWhitespace characters are not removed from the beginning of the protocol, so URLs are not parsed properly and protocol validation mechanisms may fail.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in 1.19.9\n\n### Workarounds\nRemove leading whitespace from values before passing them to URI.parse (e.g. via `.href(value)` or `new URI(value)`), e.g. by using\n\n```js\nfunction remove_whitespace(url){\n     const whitespace = /^[\\x00-\\x20\\u00a0\\u1680\\u2000-\\u200a\\u2028\\u2029\\u202f\\u205f\\u3000\\ufeff]+/;\n     url = url.replace(whitespace, '')\n     return url\n}\n```\n\n### References\n* https://huntr.dev/bounties/82ef23b8-7025-49c9-b5fc-1bb9885788e5/\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [medialize/URI.js](https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/)\n","published":"2022-03-03T20:35:11Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:17.828488997Z","cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"urijs","fixedVersion":"1.19.9"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/86d10523a6f6e8dc4300d99d671335ee362ad316","label":"medialize/uri.js@86d1052"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/releases/tag/v1.19.9"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/82ef23b8-7025-49c9-b5fc-1bb9885788e5/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24723.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/security/advisories/GHSA-gmv4-r438-p67f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24723"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/86d10523a6f6e8dc4300d99d671335ee362ad316"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/medialize/URI.js/commit/86d10523a6f6e8dc4300d99d671335ee362ad316"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/medialize/URI.js"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/82ef23b8-7025-49c9-b5fc-1bb9885788e5"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:17.828488997Z"}}