CVE-2026-50288

Summary

@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: URL parse failure silently allows request

Severity

high

EPSS

0.3% (p20)

CWE

CWE-918

Also known as

GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4

Published

2026-07-02

Updated

2026-07-02

Advisory details

Finding

Location: core/src/shared/secure-fetch.ts:42-45

When new URL() throws a parse error, the assertSecureUrl function returned without throwing, silently allowing the request to proceed without HTTPS validation.

Status

Fixed in v0.2.136 — The catch block now throws an error instead of silently returning.

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4
• https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/security/advisories/GHSA-8882-frvv-92w4
• https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/commit/25d1fb491d99479efdf501f5f75e0bb80c908f0a
• https://github.com/asymmetric-effort/specifyjs/releases/tag/v0.2.136

Related advisories

• GHSA-j5qp-p44g-2m49 — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• GHSA-2944-57xv-2682 — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• GHSA-xw57-23p8-9wc5 — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• CVE-2026-50290 — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• GHSA-qcr8-x557-7cp3 — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• GHSA-5c7w-4wm3-85vw — medium · npm/@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs
• CVE-2026-75856 — critical · crates.io/deepseek-tui
• CVE-2026-71428 — critical · PyPI/unstructured

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