# CVE-2024-43796: node-express: Express.js minimalist web framework for node

CVE-2024-43796 is fixed in node-express on 1 platform, first by node-express 4.1.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released September 10, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43796
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 4.7 (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0049
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 10, 2024

## Description

Express.js minimalist web framework for node. In express < 4.20.0, passinguntrusted user input - even after sanitizing it - to response.redirect()may execute untrusted code. This issue is patched in express 4.20.0.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | node-express Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.21.0+~cs8.36.26-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43796.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Debian 14 | 4.21.0+~cs8.36.26-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43796.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.1.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [node-express 4.1.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-node-express-4.1.1-dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.17.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [node-express 4.17.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-node-express-4.17.1-2ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.17.3+~4.17.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [node-express 4.17.3+~4.17.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-node-express-4.17.3-4.17.13-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 4.19.2+~cs8.36.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [node-express 4.19.2+~cs8.36.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-node-express-4.19.2-cs8.36.21-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Linux | node-express Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 4.19.2+~cs8.36.26-1ubuntu0.1 | [node-express 4.19.2+~cs8.36.26-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-node-express-4.19.2-cs8.36.26-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jan 16, 2026 |

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