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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7581-1
June 19, 2025

node-express vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Express.

Software Description:
- node-express: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js

Details:

It was discovered that Express incorrectly handled certain URLs, leading
to an open redirect attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform phishing attacks. (CVE-2024-29041)

Adam Korcz discovered that Express did not properly sanitize certain
inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross
site scripting. (CVE-2024-43796)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
  node-express                    4.19.2+~cs8.36.26-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  node-express                    4.19.2+~cs8.36.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  node-express                    4.17.3+~4.17.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  node-express                    4.17.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  node-express                    4.1.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  node-express                    4.1.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7581-1
  CVE-2024-29041, CVE-2024-43796

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-express/4.19.2+~cs8.36.26-1ubuntu0.1