CVE-2025-32996 (Medium) detected in http-proxy-middleware-0.19.1.tgz

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CVE-2025-32996 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - http-proxy-middleware-0.19.1.tgz

The one-liner node.js proxy middleware for connect, express and browser-sync

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-0.19.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/http-proxy-middleware/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• axios-5.9.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • proxy-1.3.3.tgz
    • ❌ http-proxy-middleware-0.19.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: de1c2b0d1a23367b161c2d995029f9693bd8a155

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In http-proxy-middleware before 2.0.8 and 3.x before 3.0.4, writeBody can be called twice because "else if" is not used.

Publish Date: 2025-04-15

URL: CVE-2025-32996

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2025-04-15

Fix Resolution: http-proxy-middleware - 2.0.8

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