Description
The xmlhttprequest-ssl package before 1.6.1 for Node.js disables SSL certificate validation by default, because rejectUnauthorized (when the property exists but is undefined) is considered to be false within the https.request function of Node.js. In other words, no certificate is ever rejected.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-xmlhttprequest-ssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-xmlhttprequest-ssl | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | xmlhttprequest-ssl | < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | GHSA-72mh-269x-7mh5 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1229 Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 2, 2026