GHSA-48p4-8xcf-vxj5
urllib3 does not control redirects in browsers and Node.js
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
urllib3 [supports](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/2.4.0/reference/contrib/emscripten.html) being used in a Pyodide runtime utilizing the [JavaScript Fetch API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API) or falling back on [XMLHttpRequest](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest). This means you can use Python libraries to make HTTP requests from your browser or Node.js. Additionally, urllib3 provides [a mechanism](https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/2.4.0/user-guide.html#retrying-requests) to control redirects.
However, the `retries` and `redirect` parameters are ignored with Pyodide; the runtime itself determines redirect behavior.
## Affected usages
Any code which relies on urllib3 to control the number of redirects for an HTTP request in a Pyodide runtime.
## Impact
Redirects are often used to exploit SSRF vulnerabilities. An application attempting to mitigate SSRF or open redirect vulnerabilities by disabling redirects may remain vulnerable if a Pyodide runtime redirect mechanism is unsuitable.
## Remediation
If you use urllib3 in Node.js, upgrade to a patched version of urllib3.
Unfortunately, browsers provide no suitable way which urllib3 can use: `XMLHttpRequest` provides no control over redirects, the Fetch API returns `opaqueredirect` responses lacking data when redirects are controlled manually. Expect default browser behavior for redirects.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.