Express.js minimalist web framework for node. Versions of Express.js prior to 4.19.0 and all pre-release alpha and beta versions of 5.0 are affected by an open redirect vulnerability using malformed URLs. When a user of Express performs a redirect using a user-provided URL Express performs an encode [using `encodeurl`](https://github.com/pillarjs/encodeurl) on the contents before passing it to the `location` header. This can cause malformed URLs to be evaluated in unexpected ways by common redirect allow list implementations in Express applications, leading to an Open Redirect via bypass of a properly implemented allow list. The main method impacted is `res.location()` but this is also called from within `res.redirect()`. The vulnerability is fixed in 4.19.2 and 5.0.0-beta.3.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#res.location | Technical Description |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0867302ddbde0e9463d0564fea5861feb708c2dd | Patch |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0b746953c4bd8e377123527db11f9cd866e39f94 | Patch |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/5539 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/koajs/koa/issues/1800 | Issue Tracking |
| https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#res.location | Technical Description |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0867302ddbde0e9463d0564fea5861feb708c2dd | Patch |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0b746953c4bd8e377123527db11f9cd866e39f94 | Patch |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/5539 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/koajs/koa/issues/1800 | Issue Tracking |
Configurations
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History
18 Dec 2025, 15:00
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| CPE |
15 Dec 2025, 21:55
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#res.location - Technical Description | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0867302ddbde0e9463d0564fea5861feb708c2dd - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0b746953c4bd8e377123527db11f9cd866e39f94 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/5539 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/koajs/koa/issues/1800 - Issue Tracking | |
| First Time |
Openjsf express
Openjsf |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:express:5.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
21 Nov 2024, 09:07
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#res.location - | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0867302ddbde0e9463d0564fea5861feb708c2dd - | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/commit/0b746953c4bd8e377123527db11f9cd866e39f94 - | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/pull/5539 - | |
| References | () https://github.com/expressjs/express/security/advisories/GHSA-rv95-896h-c2vc - | |
| References | () https://github.com/koajs/koa/issues/1800 - |
25 Mar 2024, 21:15
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Information
Published : 2024-03-25 21:15
Updated : 2025-12-18 15:00
NVD link : CVE-2024-29041
Mitre link : CVE-2024-29041
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-29041
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openjsf
- express
