Denial of Service in https-proxy-agent

https-proxy-agent Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

19/08/2020

Disclosed on

HIGH

Severity

Yes i

Fix available

High

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

GHSA-qrg3-f6h6-vq8q: Denial of Service in https-proxy-agent. Affects https-proxy-agent versions < 2.2.0. Fixed in 2.2.0. How to fix ↓

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Background

The package under scrutiny is https-proxy-agent, an npm package used for creating an HTTP or HTTPS proxy agent. It allows applications to make HTTP or HTTPS requests via a proxy server. This vulnerability affects versions prior to 2.2.0.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability, identified as GHSA-qrg3-f6h6-vq8q, is a Denial of Service (DoS) issue. It has been marked as a duplicate of GHSA-8g7p-74h8-hg48. The specific technical details of the vulnerability are not provided in the available information.

How To Fix

Latest published version: 9.1.0 as of 22 Oct 2026

npm install https-proxy-agent@9.1.0

Upgrading to it may include breaking changes; the version below is the minimum fixed release for this vulnerability.

If you need the minimum change

2.2.0

This is the first release that contains the fix.

npm install https-proxy-agent@2.2.0

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Conclusion

The vulnerability GHSA-qrg3-f6h6-vq8q in the https-proxy-agent package is a Denial of Service issue. It is recommended to update to version 2.2.0 or later to fix this vulnerability. For further support on vulnerability remediation, you can contact DevNack.com.

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The impact of this vulnerability is not specified in the available information.

Is there a workaround available?

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