[GHSA-v6wp-4m6f-gcjg] Open redirect vulnerability in `normalize_path_middleware` middleware

[webknjaz]

🐞 Describe the bug

$sbj. A maliciously constructed link could trick an aiohttp app using normalize_path_middleware to issue an HTTP redirect to a foreign website. But not anymore. Fixed in v3.7.4.

📋 Logs/tracebacks

See GHSA-v6wp-4m6f-gcjg.

📋 Additional context

OWASP: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.html

Our security policy: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/policy (TL;DR — never report security bugs in public, use designated emails for this)

👏 Credits

Thanks to @jelmer and @g147 for reporting and fixing this.